Msewu Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581

Msewu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Msewu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Msewu is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Msewu.

How Common Is The Last Name Msewu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,173,425th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msewu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Msewu is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Excluding Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Msewu Last Name Statistics demography

Msewu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.56% less than the national average, earning R 110,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mgewu80404/
Msawu8037/
Mjewu807/
Msebu801/
Msiwau734/
Mshawu733/
Msovu60563/
Mjiwu60448/
Mgebu6023/
Msavu6014/
Mgevu6013/
Msibu6011/
Mgiwu608/
Mcevu601/
Mzawu601/
Mchevu55113/
Msibau558/
Mzoiwu551/
Mgebhu551/
McEvuy551/
Mchiwau504/

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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 Msewu
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