Msawa Surname
Approximately 650 people bear this surname
Msawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 621 | 1:85,252 | 8,658 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Msawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Msawa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Msawa is the 504,985th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,211,609 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msawa are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 621 people, or 1 in 85,252. In Tanzania Msawa is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 48 percent live, Katavi Region, where 35 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshawa | 91 | 33 | / |
| Msaiwa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Mssawa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Msaswa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Msaywa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Msewa | 80 | 1,139 | / |
| Msowa | 80 | 381 | / |
| Msaba | 80 | 247 | / |
| Mjawa | 80 | 41 | / |
| Msava | 80 | 16 | / |
| Msawi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Msawe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mzawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshawwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Msehwa | 73 | 270 | / |
| Mshewa | 73 | 92 | / |
| McAway | 73 | 27 | / |
| Msaave | 73 | 16 | / |
| Msabaa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mshaba | 73 | 12 | / |
| Mzawua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mgiawa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mshava | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hmjawa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Msaeva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mssawe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mshawo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Msaiva | 73 | 4 | / |
| M'Sewa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mshawe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mshawi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Msabha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mzaywa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mzawai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzaiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msauba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msabau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtjawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msuiwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Saba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mseuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msavah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msaawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msaabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzgawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msavai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msabay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmsawy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msaibah | 67 | 389 | / |
| Mshabaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Msabhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mshaweh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mshawet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mshabah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msaibaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Chawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchaswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mssabaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mssabah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msowaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mzahywa | 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 Msawa
- 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