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 more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. 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 commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,938,177 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Masawa reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Masawa is also the 330,269th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 635 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,649 people, or 1 in 44,803. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found and Kenya, where 8 percent are found.
Masawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Masawa surname is predominantly 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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