Mshiywa Surname

390,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 908 people bear this surname

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

Mshiywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshiywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9061:59,7997,549
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mshiywa (71) may also be a first name.

Mshiywa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mshiywa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mshiywa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshiywa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mshiywa is the 390,071st most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,025,932 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mshiywa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mshiywa is also the 1,152,838th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 71 people.

Mshiywa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 906 people, or 1 in 59,799. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 68 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.

Mshiywa Last Name Statistics demography

Mshiywa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.21% less than the national average, earning R 132,588 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msiywa926/
Mxhiywa861/
Msiiwa7721/
Mgihiwa716/
Mshiiva712/
Mshieba711/
Mcyiwa623/
Mgijwa622/
Msieba622/
Mzhgieva533/

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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 Mshiywa
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