Msongwe Surname

462,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Tanzania2561:206,80317,522
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msongwa86165/
Mzongwe8610/
Mjongwe865/
Msungwe861/
Msangwe861/
Mshangwe8034/
Msokwe77499/
Msogwa77121/
Msagwe772/
M'Chongwe751/
Msangwa711,349/
Mzangwe71460/
Msungwi71104/
Mzungwe7196/
Msungwa7140/
Mzongwa7116/
Msangue711/
Msoughve674/
Mchonkwe671/
Mshuncwe671/
Mtjonkwe671/
Mshungwa671/
Mshankwe671/

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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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