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 frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msengwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Msengwa is the 772,238th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname Msengwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msengwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Msengwa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 144,649. In Tanzania Msengwa is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 83 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 9 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
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