Moswai Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Moswai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moswai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1451:373,63933,668
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Moswai (20) may also be a first name.

Moswai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moswai is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Moswai.

How Common Is The Last Name Moswai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. Moswai is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moswai are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

The last name Moswai is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 373,639. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 1 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Moswai Last Name Statistics demography

Moswai earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.89% less than the national average, earning R 185,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moshwai922/
Moswa91683/
Moswi9141/
Motswayi861/
Maswai831,429/
Mhoswa83185/
Mooswa8362/
Mooswi8317/
Muswai8311/
Muoswa8310/
Muoswi831/
Mosbai831/
Moshwa831/
Mouswa831/
Moswei831/
Mohswa831/
Mosway830/
Moosway77223/
Muswayi77165/
Mushwai7747/
Mashwai7731/
Moswayo7721/
Muswait778/
Moosbai773/
Mousswi773/
Mooswah773/
Mousswa772/
Maswayi772/
Mouswad771/
Moutswa771/
Mousbai771/
Motshwi771/
Motswoi771/
Moswaya771/
Mosweyi771/
Mmoshwa771/
Moshwit771/
Mosbaih771/
Mootswi771/
Maswi734,475/
Maswa733,787/
Mosua731,590/
Meswa731,072/
Muswa731,005/
Mosvi73150/
Muswi7363/
Mosbi7347/
Moswe7346/
Mosva7329/
Mosba7314/
Mosui7310/
Meswi733/
Mushwayi71109/
Matswayi71105/
Mashwayi7168/
Mosbaiah718/
Mootshwa716/
Motsweyi715/
Moutshwa714/
Moitshwa713/
Mashwaid711/
Mashwaie711/
Mhotshwa711/
Moxschwa711/
Mosweu679,755/
Mhosva671,577/
Mosbei67742/
Moosvi67466/
Maswah67361/
Muswii67311/
Mauswa67288/
Maswau67127/
Mashwa67123/
Musway6756/
Mmaswi6746/
Masway6730/
Mousba6729/
Meshwa6727/
Mutswi6727/
Mousva6726/
Motsui6724/
Moshva6721/
Mhaswi6720/
Masswa6712/
Moshwe6712/
Muuswa6710/
Muswah679/
Maswii679/
Mushwa678/
Muswad677/
Masswi676/
Mhosvi676/
Moosui676/
Mousvi676/
Mosbau675/
Mosvad675/
Moswey675/
Mossui674/
Muswiy674/
Mosuae674/
Mosuid673/
Meeswa673/
Musvai672/
Masbai672/
Mosuit672/
Musbai672/
Moshua672/
Maswie672/
Maswas672/
Matshwayi672/
Maswei671/
Mhosua671/
Mhozwa671/
Mhuswa671/
Muiswa671/
Mouswe671/
Masvai671/
Mosbaj671/
Mosboi671/
Mosuoa671/
Mojsui671/
Mushwi671/
Musswa671/
Mosbih671/
Mousbi671/
Motshwahe671/
Motshwaue671/
Motshwaye671/
Moswue671/
Muswei671/
Mosbha671/
Maswiz671/
Mosbay670/

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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 Moswai
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