Mswani Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mswani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mswani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1311:404,13428,508
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mswani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mswani occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mswani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,168,344th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mswani live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 404,134. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Ruvuma Region, where 90 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Mswani Last Name Statistics demography

Mswani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.98% less than the national average, earning R 40,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshwani9238/
Mswanie921/
Mswane832,700/
Mswana8348/
Mcwani831/
Mshwane77393/
Mshwana77254/
Mswange771/
Mchwani771/
Mzwangi771/
Mshwanay711/
Mzwana67172/
Mzwane67161/
Mjwane676/
Msuana671/
Msuane671/
McWaine6273/
Mzuanyi626/
Mzwange622/
Mjwanje621/
Mchuani621/
McWaany620/
McWaney620/
McWeany620/
Mcwahane574/
McHwaine571/
McWeaney570/
Mjuane501/
Mzuana501/
McVany500/

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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 Mswani
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