Mswahili Surname
Approximately 1,702 people bear this surname
Mswahili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,605 | 1:32,985 | 3,878 |
| Kenya | 94 | 1:491,276 | 25,271 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mswahili (32) may also be a first name.
Mswahili Demographics
Mswahili Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mswahili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mswahili Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mswahili is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mswahili click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mswahili? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 236,209th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,281,754 people. Mswahili occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mswahili reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 32 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,605 people, or 1 in 32,985. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 18 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 16 percent live and Geita Region, where 13 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Mswahili Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muswahili | 94 | 354 | / |
| Mshwahili | 94 | 8 | / |
| Maswahili | 94 | 3 | / |
| Mswahilli | 94 | 1 | / |
| Msahili | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muswahil | 88 | 1 | / |
| Moswaheli | 82 | 1 | / |
| Msihili | 80 | 190 | / |
| Masahil | 80 | 52 | / |
| Msahilo | 80 | 20 | / |
| Musahil | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mosahil | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mswahela | 75 | 94 | / |
| Masahali | 75 | 18 | / |
| Masahilo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Musahila | 75 | 4 | / |
| Messahil | 75 | 3 | / |
| Masahila | 75 | 3 | / |
| Misahali | 75 | 2 | / |
| Musahali | 75 | 2 | / |
| Musahuli | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mosehili | 75 | 2 | / |
| Musihili | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meswahul | 75 | 1 | / |
| Msahal | 71 | 551 | / |
| Msahel | 71 | 424 | / |
| Massahali | 71 | 55 | / |
| Masahalia | 71 | 16 | / |
| Moussahil | 71 | 10 | / |
| Musahilah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Messaheli | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mussahali | 71 | 2 | / |
| Massahilo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musahalia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maisahali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Missaheli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musaheali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masahalli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Msahala | 67 | 440 | / |
| Mesahel | 67 | 89 | / |
| Mseihil | 67 | 47 | / |
| Masahel | 67 | 18 | / |
| Msohail | 67 | 15 | / |
| M'Sahel | 67 | 12 | / |
| Musahal | 67 | 11 | / |
| Masahul | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mssahel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mosahal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mosohil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Misahel | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masahal | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masahol | 67 | 3 | / |
| Masihil | 67 | 2 | / |
| Misahal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muzahil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazahil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosahel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musahol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesahal | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Sahal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msaheal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msahulu | 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 Mswahili
- 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