Mosiiwa Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mosiiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosiiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana5521:3,962575
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156

Mosiiwa (259) may also be a first name.

Mosiiwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mosiiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mosiiwa occurs in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosiiwa? popularity and diffusion

Mosiiwa is the 559,940th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mosiiwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mosiiwa is also the 553,262nd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 259 people.

The last name Mosiiwa is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is carried by 552 people, or 1 in 3,962. Besides Botswana Mosiiwa exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Mosiiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mosiiwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.46% more than the national average, earning R 250,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musiiwa865,085/
Masiiwa861,463/
Mosiewa8666/
Musihiwa809/
Moshiywa807/
Musiiwah802/
Mussiiwa801/
Masiihwa801/
Mosieva7168/
Masiiba7111/
Muziiwa7111/
Musiiba717/
Mosiebi712/
Musiiwe711/
Mosievi711/
Mosieua711/
Mojiewa711/
Maziiwa711/
Masiywa711/
Musiywa711/
Musyiwa711/
Moysieva6753/
Moisieva6727/
Majijiwa6716/
Muchiiwa6714/
Mashiywa673/
Masihiba673/
Mossieva671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mosiiwa
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