Mshwani Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

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

Mshwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949

Mshwani Last Name Facts

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

Mshwani is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshwani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mshwani is the 3,185,033rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Mshwani live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mshwani is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 57 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 38 percent are found and Western Cape, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 45 percent are found.

Mshwani Last Name Statistics demography

Mshwani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.35% less than the national average, earning R 98,988 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mswani92204/
Mshwane86393/
Mshwana86254/
Mswanie861/
Mchwani861/
Mshwanay801/
Mswane772,700/
Mswana7748/
Mcwani771/
Mswange711/
Mshwene711/
Mzwangi711/
Mchuani711/
McHwaine671/
Mzwana62172/
Mzwane62161/
Mjwane626/
Mswene621/
Msweny621/
Msuane621/
Msuana621/
McWaine5773/
Mzuanyi576/
Mzwange572/
Mjwanje571/
McWaany570/
McWaney570/
McWeany570/
Mcwahane534/
Msweeney531/
McWeaney530/
McVhaney530/

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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
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  • 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 Mshwani
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