Masafwa Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Masafwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Masafwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Zambia781:203,20413,208
England11:55,718,059489,080

Masafwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masafwa is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masafwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 857,026th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masafwa reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Masafwa is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 309,120. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 25 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masafwe864/
Masefwa861/
Masavwa861/
Mashabwa801/
Maesafua801/
Mosabwa7168/
Masabua717/
Masavva714/
Masabba712/
Masawby711/
Maisavva67180/
Maysavva671/
Masa'bua671/
Maisabba671/
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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 Masafwa
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