Maraswa Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maraswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maraswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Maraswa (44) may also be a first name.

Maraswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maraswa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maraswa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maraswa is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maraswa are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maraswa is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held forename on earth, held by 44 people.

The surname Maraswa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe Maraswa is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent live and Midlands Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marashwa93234/
Maharaswa884/
Marasshwa881/
Mareswa8617/
Marasua8610/
Maroswa861/
Marazwa861/
Mareeswa8010/
Morashwa803/
Marashwi801/
Maereswa801/
Moraswi71705/
Moroswa7153/
Moraswe7134/
Moreswa711/
Marasuaova711/
Morashwi671/
Marochwa671/
Maresva5774/
Marosvo5725/
Morasui575/
Marosva572/
Marozua571/
Matrosva532/
Merasvuo531/
Morachva531/

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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 Maraswa
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