Mosiwa Surname
Approximately 861 people bear this surname
Mosiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 758 | 1:22,585 | 3,433 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mosiwa (898) may also be a first name.
Mosiwa Demographics
Average Mosiwa Salary in
South Africa
R 107,340
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mosiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mosiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mosiwa is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mosiwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mosiwa? popularity and diffusion
Mosiwa is the 406,613th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,464,049 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mosiwa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,017th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 898 people.
The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Beside Malawi it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Mosiwa Last Name Statistics demography
Mosiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.83% less than the national average, earning R 107,340 per year.
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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 Mosiwa
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