Moswa Surname

486,338th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Moswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
South Africa2101:257,98926,009
Zimbabwe1581:97,71013,813
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Moswa (95) may also be a first name.

Moswa Last Name Facts

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

Moswa is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moswa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 486,338th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,669,906 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moswa live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Moswa is also the 974,243rd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 95 people.

The surname Moswa is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 301 people, or 1 in 245,447. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 23 percent live.

Moswa Last Name Statistics demography

Moswa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.61% less than the national average, earning R 98,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhoswa91185/
Moswai91147/
Mooswa9162/
Muoswa9110/
Moshwa911/
Mouswa911/
Mohswa911/
Mosway910/
Moosway83223/
Mooswah833/
Mousswa832/
Moshwai832/
Mouswad831/
Moutswa831/
Moswaya831/
Mmoshwa831/
Maswa803,787/
Mosua801,590/
Meswa801,072/
Muswa801,005/
Moswe8046/
Moswi8041/
Mosva8029/
Mosba8014/
Mootshwa776/
Moutshwa774/
Moitshwa773/
Mhotshwa771/
Moxschwa771/
Mosweu739,755/
Mhosva731,577/
Maswai731,429/
Maswah73361/
Mauswa73288/
Maswau73127/
Mashwa73123/
Musway7356/
Masway7330/
Mousba7329/
Meshwa7327/
Mousva7326/
Moshva7321/
Mooswi7317/
Masswa7312/
Moshwe7312/
Muswai7311/
Muuswa7310/
Muswah739/
Mushwa738/
Muswad737/
Mosbau735/
Mosvad735/
Moswey735/
Mosuae734/
Meeswa733/
Moshua732/
Maswas732/
Mhosua731/
Mhozwa731/
Mhuswa731/
Muoswi731/
Muiswa731/
Mosbai731/
Mouswe731/
Mosbaj731/
Mosuoa731/
Musswa731/
Moswei731/
Moswue731/
Moshwo731/
Mosbha731/
Mosbay730/
Motshwahe711/
Moshweu671,242/
Maswahu67635/
Mousbah67394/
Maswaya67256/
Mushwai6747/
Mahaswa6736/
Mashwai6731/
Moutswe6716/
Maswach6714/
Maswuha679/
Muswait678/
Mashwau677/
Mosbaha674/
Mouswes674/
Mosbaah674/
Moosbai673/
Mousswi673/
Moshwue673/
Mushwas672/
Maswadh672/
Moshwey672/
Mhatswa672/
Mgashwa671/
Mhutswa671/
Moisbah671/
Mousbaa671/
Mousbai671/
Motchwa671/
Mosbeau671/
Mohsbah671/
Muswatt671/
Muthswa671/
Maswoha671/
Motshua671/
Motshwe671/
Motshwi671/
Motswahaye671/
Motswoi671/
Moshwit671/
Mosbaih671/
Mootswi671/
Maswath671/
Mausway670/
Masswau670/
Moschua670/

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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
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  • 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 Moswa
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