Msokwa Surname
Approximately 10,969 people bear this surname
Msokwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9,346 | 1:5,665 | 743 |
| Malawi | 1,621 | 1:10,561 | 1,629 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Msokwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msokwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msokwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Msokwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 47,208th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 664,377 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msokwa reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9,346 people, or 1 in 5,665. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 53 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 32 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msokwaâ | 92 | 51 | / |
| Msukwa | 83 | 42,538 | / |
| Msekwa | 83 | 1,257 | / |
| Msakwa | 83 | 645 | / |
| Msokwe | 83 | 499 | / |
| Mjokwa | 83 | 126 | / |
| Msogwa | 83 | 121 | / |
| Msokwi | 83 | 85 | / |
| Mxokwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mzokwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Msekwaâ | 77 | 4 | / |
| M'Sukwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Msuskwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mshaukwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mzukwa | 67 | 1,028 | / |
| Msugwa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Mzekwa | 67 | 103 | / |
| Mjokwe | 67 | 58 | / |
| Msagwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Msukwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mzakwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Msegwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mjukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxukwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mxokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcoqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mcocwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Msokwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis