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 last name Msawe is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msawe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Msawe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msawe are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Msawe is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 8 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Not including Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 33 percent reside.
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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