Musiwa Surname

89,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,2621:7,007839
DR Congo1,2661:58,3576,965
Zimbabwe1,2321:12,5311,668
Uganda3291:118,66011,346
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Namibia261:92,6698,353
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Musiwa (1,950) may also be a first name.

Musiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musiwa is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 89,239th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,355,066 people. The surname Musiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Musiwa live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Musiwa is also the 171,647th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 1,950 people.

The surname Musiwa is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 2,262 people, or 1 in 7,007. In Zambia Musiwa is most numerous in: Western Province, where 54 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent reside and Southern Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Zambia Musiwa is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside.

Musiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Musiwa earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 91.8% less than the national average, earning R 19,488 per year and in United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musaiwa92989/
Mushiwa9274/
Mhusiwa9267/
Musihwa928/
Mussiwa926/
Musiwau921/
Musiwga921/
Musuiwa921/
Mausiwa921/
Musiswa921/
Mousiwa921/
Mushaiwa86160/
Mutseiwa8677/
Mutsiwau8610/
Mushiswa862/
Musaihwa861/
Musaijwa861/
Musiba836,663/
Mosiwa83861/
Mujiwa83602/
Musewa83257/
Musiva83117/
Muziwa8385/
Misiwa8316/
Musiwi835/
Musiwe835/
Musiwo833/
Mugiwa832/
Mushishwa809/
Musibau7710,347/
Mushiba772,639/
Muchiwa77832/
Musieva77472/
Mudziwa77262/
Museywa77114/
Mutsiwi77112/
Musieba7788/
Musibay7784/
Mushewa7775/
Moshiwa7772/
Mosiewa7766/
Moseiwa7748/
Muzihwa7742/
Museswa7735/
Musuiba7727/
Mushiwe7723/
Musivay7721/
Musibha7720/
Mutsiva7715/
Missiwa7711/
Mizuiwa7711/
Mousiba778/
Mussiba777/
Musaiba776/
Musibaa774/
Mussiva774/
Musaiva772/
Mudjiwa772/
Musibai772/
Mosiwoa772/
Musivat771/
Musewad771/
Mushiwi771/
Mosoiwa771/
Museewa771/
Muijiwa771/
Misaiwa771/
Mushiva771/
Meuziwa771/
Muchaiwa71320/
Muchihwa71237/
Mhoshiwa71104/
Musehewa7157/
Mushibau7132/
Mushieva7115/
Muisibau718/
Mausibau718/
Mushibay714/
Moshihwa714/
Muchiswa713/
Mushojwa713/
Mutsieva712/
Mucheswa712/
Mousibau712/
Mousaiba712/
Musihuay712/
Mucheiwa711/
Muudziwa711/
Muzeeswa711/
Mutsehwa711/
Mushiswe711/
Musechwa711/
Mushaiba711/
Muchiwha711/
Mushibai711/
Musaibau711/
Mmusibau711/
Moudjiwa711/
Muziwahe711/
Mousibah711/
Mutsaiwy711/
Museba6710,938/
Museva671,231/
Musewe67725/
Muziva67249/
Musibe67217/
Muziba67178/
Musibi67173/
Mosewa67119/
Mugiba6769/
Musevi6759/
Mujewa6755/
Mosiwe6749/
Mugiva6739/
Musivi6719/
Mugewa6715/
Mujiva678/
Muziwo678/
Misiva676/
Misewa676/
Musshoiva675/
Musebi675/
Musewo674/
Micewa674/
Musibo673/
Musewi672/
Misiwo672/
Musivo672/
Moussibai672/
Muxiva671/
Muzewa671/
Mujiwo671/
Miziwa671/
Mushibhau671/
Moussibaï671/
Mussivaia671/
Musyba671/
Musive671/
Mociwa671/

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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 Musiwa
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