Msiniwa Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Msiniwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msiniwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Msiniwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msiniwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msiniwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Msiniwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msiniwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 467,825. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 97 percent are found and Harare Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshingiwa8818/
Mseniwa869/
Msinywa867/
Msinewa861/
Mxiniwa861/
Mginywa7195/
Mziniba712/
Msinibi711/
Mdzinywa671/
Mchinywa671/
Mjenjwa5774/
Mgenjwa572/
Mcineba571/
Mcinebi571/
Mcenywa571/
Mshyneva531/

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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 Msiniwa
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