Mposiwa Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Mposiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 131 | 1:404,134 | 28,508 |
| Zimbabwe | 50 | 1:308,765 | 30,783 |
Mposiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mposiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mposiwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mposiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,267,784th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mposiwa live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania Mposiwa is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 90 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 7 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent reside.
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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 Mposiwa
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