Mwashihava Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Mwashihava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 172 | 1:307,800 | 23,568 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mwashihava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwashihava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwashihava is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mwashihava.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwashihava? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,305,105th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. Mwashihava is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mwashihava reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwashihava is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 307,800. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 90 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent live and Iringa Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashihav | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mwachiaba | 74 | 44 | / |
| Mashehova | 74 | 8 | / |
| Mwachiawa | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mshihov | 71 | 42 | / |
| Mashehov | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moshihov | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushahav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasyaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshehova | 63 | 7 | / |
| Mashehová | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mashiahof | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mushehova | 63 | 2 | / |
| Myshuhova | 63 | 2 | / |
| Moshiyahov | 60 | 44 | / |
| Moshehayev | 60 | 2 | / |
| Mwasyove | 56 | 93 | / |
| Moshehov | 56 | 5 | / |
| Myshuhov | 56 | 3 | / |
| Mbasiawe | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mwasyabo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mitiaheva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Matiahova | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mushohifah | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Mwashihava
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