Msengwa Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Msengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 366 | 1:144,649 | 13,219 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Msengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msengwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msengwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Msengwa is the 772,238th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname Msengwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msengwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Msengwa is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 144,649. In Tanzania Msengwa is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 83 percent live, Iringa Region, where 9 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msheng'wa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Msingwa | 86 | 1,805 | / |
| Mjengwa | 86 | 1,323 | / |
| Mzengwa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Mgengwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mxengwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchengwa | 80 | 146 | / |
| Mshingwa | 80 | 100 | / |
| M'Zengwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgengqwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mzingwa | 71 | 405 | / |
| Mjingwa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Msingwi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mgengwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mzengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mxingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgenqwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mdzingwa | 67 | 212 | / |
| Mshincwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mching'wa | 63 | 74 | / |
| Mdjengwes | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mzingwi | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mzingwe | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mxhnqwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mcingwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mginqwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mhzingwe | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mchingwi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mchengue | 53 | 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 Msengwa
- 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