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 carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Moswai.

How Common Is The Last Name Moswai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moswai is the 1,453,389th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. Moswai is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moswai reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Moswai is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 20 people.

Moswai is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 373,639. In South Africa Moswai is most prevalent in: North West, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname exists 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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