Msawi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Msawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Msawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msawi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Msawi is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Msawi live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Msawi is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. Other than South Africa Msawi occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshawi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Msabi | 80 | 1,778 | / |
| Msawa | 80 | 650 | / |
| Msavi | 80 | 249 | / |
| Msawe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mehesawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mshawa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Mshabi | 73 | 23 | / |
| Mdjawi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Msabhi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Msaiwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mssawa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mssawe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Msaiva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mshawe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Msabih | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Sabi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mshavi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Msaywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msaawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msavai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmsawy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzgawi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mzawai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msabhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Chawi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mshaweh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mshawet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Msaibeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Sabih | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Msavi | 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 Msawi
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