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 occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 121,743rd most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,938,177 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Masawa reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 330,269th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 635 people.
It is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,649 people, or 1 in 44,803. Excluding The DR Congo Masawa is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.
Masawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Masawa 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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