Msukwa Surname

13,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi32,6501:52434
Tanzania9,8521:5,374714
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Msukwa (12) may also be a first name.

Msukwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msukwa is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msukwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,171st most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 171,318 people. Msukwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msukwa live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Msukwa is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name on earth, held by 12 people.

Msukwa is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 32,650 people, or 1 in 524. Excluding Malawi it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Sukwa922/
Msuskwa921/
Mshaukwa861/
Msokwa8310,969/
Mzukwa831,028/
Msugwa83186/
Msukwe8312/
Mjukwa831/
Mxukwa831/
Msokwaâ7751/
Mchukwa7715/
Mshikwa772/
Msokwe67499/
Msogwa67121/
Msokwi6785/
Mzukwe673/
Msuqua672/
Mzokwa671/
Mjucwa671/
Mzukwo671/
McUcwa671/
Mshigwa62402/
Mshiqwa626/
Msughwe624/
Mshicwa621/
Mshighwa5712/
Mshuncwe571/
Mchughwa571/
Mzugwe5021/
Msugve504/

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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 Msukwa
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