Masawal Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Masawal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Masawal Last Name Facts

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

Masawal is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masawal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Masawal reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 88 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The last name Masawal is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 4,213,461. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 86 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 14 percent live. Not including Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 13 percent live.

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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 Masawal
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