Musiiwa Surname

93,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Musiiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musiiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5,0061:3,084223
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
England181:3,095,448105,421
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Musiiwa (4,160) may also be a first name.

Musiiwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musiiwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Musiiwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musiiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Musiiwa is the 93,749th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,433,146 people. Musiiwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Musiiwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Musiiwa is also the 107,701st most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 4,160 people.

Musiiwa is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 5,006 people, or 1 in 3,084. In Zimbabwe Musiiwa is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 25 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent reside and Harare Province, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musihiwa939/
Musiiwah932/
Mussiiwa931/
Mosiiwa86567/
Misiiwa8614/
Muziiwa8611/
Musiiba867/
Musiywa861/
Musiiwe861/
Musyiwa861/
Muchiiwa8014/
Mudziiwa803/
Muziiswa801/
Musieva71472/
Musieba7188/
Mosiewa7166/
Musyewa7135/
Musiibe716/
Muziiba712/
Musiibi711/
Musiebi711/
Mushieva6715/
Moshiywa677/
Mutsieva672/

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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 Musiiwa
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