Msigwa Surname

13,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msigwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msigwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41,8801:1,264166
United States131:27,881,456736,413
China31:455,773,85521,925
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msigwa (247) may also be a first name.

Msigwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msigwa is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msigwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,343rd most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 173,894 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msigwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 567,531st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 247 people.

The surname Msigwa is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 41,880 people, or 1 in 1,264. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 35 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 15 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and China, where 0 percent reside.

Msigwa Last Name Statistics demography

Msigwa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.28% less than the national average, earning $24,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshigwa92402/
Msaigwa9230/
Msigwah921/
Mshighwa8612/
Msikwa83218/
Msiqwa836/
Mgigwa833/
Mjigwa832/
Msegwa832/
Mshiqwa776/
Mshikwa772/
Msaikwa772/
Mshicwa771/
Mshaikwa711/
Mshincwa711/
Msekwa671,257/
Mjikwa671,004/
Mgiqwa67141/
Mgecwa6772/
Msikwi6713/
Mzigua6711/
Mgegwa679/
Mzikwa673/
Mgigwe672/
Mgeqwa672/
Msikwe672/
Mgekwa671/
Mgikwa671/
Mgicwa671/
Mcegwa671/
Msheng'wa671/

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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 Msigwa
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