Msawe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Msawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Msawe (8) may also be a first name.
Msawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Msawe occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msawe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Msawe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msawe reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Msawe is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 8 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Aside from Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and Tanzania, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mssawe | 91 | 5 | / |
| Mshawe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Msaawe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Msae | 89 | 477 | / |
| Msaw | 89 | 3 | / |
| Mshaweh | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mshawet | 83 | 2 | / |
| Msawa | 80 | 650 | / |
| Msewe | 80 | 243 | / |
| Msabe | 80 | 194 | / |
| Msawi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Msaye | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mzawe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Msowe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Msaie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Msaeh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mxawe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mshaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshae | 80 | 1 | / |
| McHawe | 73 | 307 | / |
| Msauje | 73 | 150 | / |
| Msaiye | 73 | 94 | / |
| Msauye | 73 | 56 | / |
| Mshawa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Msaave | 73 | 16 | / |
| Msaiwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Msabhe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Msayed | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hmzawe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mssawa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mhsaye | 73 | 5 | / |
| Msajie | 73 | 4 | / |
| Msayye | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mshabe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mshawi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mshiwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mzgawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msawdh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mssawd | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mtjawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Sabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msabeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msaywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msaabe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmsawy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mshaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hmshaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mshewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msaied | 73 | 1 | / |
| McAwee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Msau | 67 | 1,572 | / |
| Msue | 67 | 597 | / |
| Mzae | 67 | 596 | / |
| Msai | 67 | 541 | / |
| Msey | 67 | 532 | / |
| Mseu | 67 | 477 | / |
| Msee | 67 | 220 | / |
| Msaa | 67 | 91 | / |
| McHawes | 67 | 17 | / |
| Msei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Msoa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Msea | 67 | 8 | / |
| M'Saied | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mchaweh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Msaieet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Msow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Msaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msajiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msayeed | 67 | 2 | / |
| McHhawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msabeeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshabeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msye | 67 | 1 | / |
| McHawey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mziyawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mssaied | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshayei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshayes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msaibeh | 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 Msawe
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