Msingwa Surname

225,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7301:30,6023,630
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
England11:55,718,059489,080

Msingwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msingwa is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msingwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 225,189th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,037,422 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msingwa are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,730 people, or 1 in 30,602. In Tanzania Msingwa is most prevalent in: Tanga Region, where 39 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 14 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Msingwa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Msingwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Msingwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning R 223,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshingwa93100/
Mzingwa86405/
Msengwa86368/
Mjingwa8625/
Msingwi865/
Mxingwa861/
Mgingwa861/
Mdzingwa80212/
Mshincwa801/
Mching'wa7574/
Msheng'wa751/
Mjengwa711,323/
Mzengwa7117/
Mzingwi714/
Mgengwa713/
Mzingwe712/
Mginqwa711/
Mcingwe711/
Mxengwa711/
Mchengwa67146/
Mhzingwe672/
Mgengqwa671/
Mchingwi671/
M'Zengwa671/
Mgengwe572/
Mxhnqwa571/
Mgenqwa571/
Mzengwe571/
McIngue571/
Mdjengwes501/

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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 Msingwa
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