Mswazi Surname

329,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mswazi Surname Definition:

Mswazi is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: heavenly whip.

Mswazi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7101:76,3079,487
Tanzania2851:185,76016,061
Zimbabwe1201:128,65217,093
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mswazi (480) may also be a first name.

Mswazi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mswazi is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: heavenly whip.

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Mswazi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mswazi is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mswazi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 329,892nd most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,489,355 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mswazi reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 388,155th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 480 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 710 people, or 1 in 76,307. In South Africa Mswazi is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 43 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.

Mswazi Last Name Statistics demography

Mswazi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.29% less than the national average, earning R 151,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maswazi92649/
Muswazi92146/
Moswazi9268/
Mswazie921/
Mswaz911/
Mswezi8335/
Mzwazi834/
Mswasi831/
Msvazi831/
Mjwazi831/
Musiwauzi801/
Musazzi771,268/
Msewezi77209/
Mswachi77111/
Muswizi778/
Muswaza776/
Msowezi775/
Maswaza775/
Mwasezi772/
Masazzi771/
Moswazo771/
Mwasazi771/
Maswezi771/
Moswezi771/
Musiwaziye751/
Massazzi7156/
Musiwaze7134/
Muhswezi711/
Muswizwi711/
Musiwazo711/
Musewezi711/
Mseewezi711/
Musaazzi711/
Mswage67330/
Msezwa676/
Msizwa672/
Mjwagi672/
Maswiz671/
Maswayaza671/
Mwisaz671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mswazi
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