Masawa Surname
Approximately 3,760 people bear this surname
Masawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,649 | 1:44,803 | 5,434 |
| Tanzania | 1,214 | 1:43,609 | 4,958 |
| Kenya | 316 | 1:146,139 | 11,699 |
| Zimbabwe | 172 | 1:89,757 | 12,918 |
| Papua New Guinea | 140 | 1:58,241 | 7,447 |
| Nigeria | 119 | 1:1,488,595 | 56,907 |
| Japan | 51 | 1:2,506,751 | 30,743 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Masawa (635) may also be a first name.
Masawa Demographics
Average Masawa Salary in
South Africa
R 217,248
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masawa is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Masawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Masawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 121,743rd most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,938,177 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Masawa live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 330,269th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 635 people.
Masawa is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,649 people, or 1 in 44,803. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.
Masawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Masawa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.58% less than the national average, earning R 217,248 per year.
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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 Masawa
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