Msiwa Surname

379,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5361:101,07812,246
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Zimbabwe1091:141,63518,305
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England31:18,572,686338,250

Msiwa (133) may also be a first name.

Msiwa Last Name Facts

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

Msiwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 379,617th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 7,752,708 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msiwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 133 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 101,078. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent are found, Gauteng, where 13 percent are found and Western Cape, where 9 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 31 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found.

Msiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Msiwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.3% less than the national average, earning R 146,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshiwa9119/
Msaiwa919/
Msiwau914/
Msuiwa911/
Msiwwa911/
Msiba802,062/
Msewa801,139/
Mziwa80763/
Msiwi8066/
Mjiwa8033/
Msiwe805/
Mxiwa803/
Msiva802/
Msiwo802/
Mgiwa801/
Mjijwa73292/
Msehwa73270/
Mshewa7392/
Msibha7370/
Mshiba7344/
Mshiva739/
Msibau738/
Msibah737/
M'Sewa734/
Msaiva734/
Msieba732/
Mdziwa732/
Mciswa732/
Msiswe732/
Mshiwe732/
Mxihwa731/
Mzaiwa731/
Mseuwa731/
Msaywa731/
Msibaa731/
Msaibah67389/
Mchihwa677/
Mchiwau674/
Msaibaa671/
Msewaya671/
M'Sibah671/

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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 Msiwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis