Msongwe Surname
Approximately 729 people bear this surname
Msongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Tanzania | 256 | 1:206,803 | 17,522 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Msongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Msongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Msongwe occurs most in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Msongwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Msongwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 462,693rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,996,634 people. The last name Msongwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msongwe live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 471 people, or 1 in 36,346. Outside of Malawi Msongwe is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 35 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msongwa | 86 | 165 | / |
| Mzongwe | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mjongwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Msungwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Msangwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mshangwe | 80 | 34 | / |
| Msokwe | 77 | 499 | / |
| Msogwa | 77 | 121 | / |
| Msagwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Chongwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Msangwa | 71 | 1,349 | / |
| Mzangwe | 71 | 460 | / |
| Msungwi | 71 | 104 | / |
| Mzungwe | 71 | 96 | / |
| Msungwa | 71 | 40 | / |
| Mzongwa | 71 | 16 | / |
| Msangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Msoughve | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mchonkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshuncwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mtjonkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshankwe | 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 Msongwe
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