Msakwa Surname
Approximately 645 people bear this surname
Msakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 602 | 1:87,943 | 8,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Msakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Msakwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Msakwa? popularity and diffusion
Msakwa is the 507,898th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,298,521 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msakwa reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 602 people, or 1 in 87,943. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 81 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 14 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msaikwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mshaukwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mshaikwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Msokwa | 83 | 10,969 | / |
| Msekwa | 83 | 1,257 | / |
| Msagwa | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mzakwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Msakwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mzankwa | 77 | 71 | / |
| Msokwaâ | 77 | 51 | / |
| Msaigwa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Msekwaâ | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mshankwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Msokwe | 67 | 499 | / |
| Mjokwa | 67 | 126 | / |
| Msogwa | 67 | 121 | / |
| Mzakwe | 67 | 109 | / |
| Mzekwa | 67 | 103 | / |
| Msokwi | 67 | 85 | / |
| Mxakwe | 67 | 80 | / |
| Msakuo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msegwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msagwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mxokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mjakwi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Msakwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis