Msilwa Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Msilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 178 | 1:297,425 | 23,042 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Msilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Msilwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Msilwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,267,784th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msilwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 297,425. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 66 percent are found, Njombe Region, where 30 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Msilwa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Msilwa
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