Mswa Surname
Approximately 340 people bear this surname
Mswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 339 | 1:156,170 | 14,044 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Mswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mswa is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mswa? popularity and diffusion
Mswa is the 818,364th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mswa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Mswa is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 156,170. In Tanzania Mswa is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 44 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 35 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mswea | 89 | 7 | / |
| Mswaa | 89 | 4 | / |
| Mswai | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mswah | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mswaz | 89 | 1 | / |
| M'Swa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mswau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mswaja | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mshwai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mshwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmshwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshwad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshwat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msua | 75 | 274 | / |
| Msba | 75 | 22 | / |
| Mswi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mswe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mzwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mshwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Msuha | 67 | 9,204 | / |
| McWha | 67 | 450 | / |
| McWay | 67 | 243 | / |
| Msweu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mshua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mswit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Msbai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mshba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mzsua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mshwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msbaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msuoa | 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 Mswa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis