Mshingwa Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Mshingwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mshingwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mshingwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mshingwa is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mshingwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,849,867th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname Mshingwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshingwa are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 696,600. In Tanzania Mshingwa is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 96 percent reside, Geita Region, where 1 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msingwa | 93 | 1,805 | / |
| Mshincwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mshungwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mching'wa | 82 | 74 | / |
| Msheng'wa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mzingwa | 80 | 405 | / |
| Msengwa | 80 | 368 | / |
| Msungwa | 80 | 40 | / |
| Mjingwa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Mxingwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgingwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mdzingwa | 75 | 212 | / |
| Mchengwa | 75 | 146 | / |
| Mjengwa | 67 | 1,323 | / |
| Mzengwa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mzungwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mgengwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mxhnqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxengwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mginqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgengqwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| M'Zengwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Msesengwe | 59 | 4 | / |
| Mgenqwa | 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 Mshingwa
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