Msiswa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msiswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msiswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932

Msiswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msiswa is most common in South Africa. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msiswa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msiswa live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Msiswa is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 33 percent are found, North West, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 33 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshiswa921/
Mseswa83536/
Mciswa832/
Msiswe832/
Mziswa832/
Mseshwa771/
Mdziswa771/
Mjixwa6728/
Mgeswa6724/
Msezwa676/
Msisbi671/
Mseswe671/
Mchiswe62236/
Mxeshwa621/
M'Chiswe574/
Msheshwe571/
Msheshua571/
Mcezwa501/
Mjexwa501/

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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 Msiswa
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