Msongwa Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Msongwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msongwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msongwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msongwa is the 1,348,199th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msongwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Msongwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 343,777. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Msongwa occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msangwa861,349/
Msongwe86729/
Msungwa8640/
Mzongwa8616/
Mjongwa8613/
Mxhongwa802/
Mshungwa801/
Msheng'wa751/
Mzangwa711,130/
Msungwi71104/
Mjungwa7131/
Mzungwa7110/
Mzongwe7110/
Mjongwe715/
Mjangwa711/
Msungwe711/
Msangwe711/
Mxangwa711/
Mchungwa67171/
Mshangwe6734/
Mmzangwa675/
Mziangwa671/
Mzangwai671/
Mzanghwa671/
M'Chongwe631/
Msasingwyi591/
Mzangwe57460/
Mzungwe5796/
Mzankwa5771/
Mzangwi578/
Mzanqwa575/
Msungui571/
Msangue571/
Mchonkwe531/
Mshuncwe531/
Mtjonkwe531/
Mshankwe531/

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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 Msongwa
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