Msolwa Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msolwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msolwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1721:307,80023,568
South Africa571:950,48660,033

Msolwa (900) may also be a first name.

Msolwa Last Name Facts

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

Msolwa has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msolwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,079,669th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name Msolwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msolwa are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 270,627th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 900 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 307,800. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Njombe Region, where 55 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 23 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Msolwa Last Name Statistics demography

Msolwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.44% less than the national average, earning R 48,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msholwa921/
Msulwa832,375/
Mzolwa8334/
Mjolwa8319/
Mxolwa834/
Msalwa832/
Mshelwa7725/
Mxholwa771/
Mshalwa771/
Msiulwa771/
Mjulwa67318/
Mzulwa6713/
Mcolwe671/
Mjolwe671/
Mxulwa671/
Mxaulwa628/
McAlway625/
Mxhulwa622/
McAlwea620/
Mchalwat578/
McAllway570/
Msalbi505/
Mzalba501/
McAlwy500/
McElva500/

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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 Msolwa
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