Mshiwa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mshiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091

Mshiwa (194) may also be a first name.

Mshiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mshiwa is found most in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshiwa live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mshiwa is also the 651,944th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 194 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Mshiwa is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 46 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and Free State, where 15 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found.

Mshiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mshiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.43% less than the national average, earning R 60,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msiwa91940/
Msehwa83270/
Mshewa8392/
Mshiba8344/
Msaiwa839/
Mshiva839/
Msiwau834/
Mshiwe832/
Msuiwa831/
Msiwwa831/
Mchihwa777/
Mchiwau774/
Msiba732,062/
Msewa731,139/
Mziwa73763/
Msiwi7366/
Mjiwa7333/
Msuwa7310/
Msiwe735/
Mxiwa733/
Msiwo732/
Msiva732/
Mgiwa731/
Mshibe671,311/
Mjijwa67292/
Msheba67162/
Msibha6770/
Mshive6711/
Mchiva679/
Msibau678/
Mshibi676/
Msaiva674/
M'Sewa674/
Mdziwa672/
Mciswa672/
Msiswe672/
Msieba672/
Msaywa671/
Mhciwe671/
Mshewe671/
Msuwau671/
Mshivi671/
Msibaa671/
Mxihwa671/
Mchiwi671/
Mseuwa671/
Mshivo671/
Mzaiwa671/

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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 Mshiwa
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