Masawu Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Masawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2701:57,1798,669
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Masawu (187) may also be a first name.

Masawu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masawu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masawu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 559,180th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 12,830,186 people. The last name Masawu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masawu are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masawu is also the 665,130th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 187 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 57,179. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 37 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 20 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Masawu occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Malawi, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashawu92954/
Maasawu923/
Masawut921/
Masiawu921/
Matsawou861/
Masewu833,510/
Masabu83536/
Mazawu83204/
Masavu83146/
Maxawu8310/
Majawu833/
Masowu831/
Mosawu831/
Machawu7787/
Masabeu7758/
Masaveu7757/
Madjawu7741/
Mashavu7736/
Mazhawu7735/
Mashabu7735/
Massabu7730/
Masawoe778/
Meshawu775/
Mashewu773/
Moshawu773/
Masaubu772/
Masaabu772/
Majawhu771/
Messawu771/
Masabuh771/
Masiavu771/
Masoweu771/
Masabau771/
Masevau771/
Magiawu771/
Maisabu771/
Matsavou7113/
Massabou713/
Mashoewu712/
Mashaibu711/
Massaveu711/
Massabeu711/
Masaabou711/
Majavu672,093/
Mosabu67752/
Mazewu6776/
Mazabu6762/
Masobu6743/
Mazowu6741/
Masevu6713/
Massaabou6710/
Masovu674/
Maidjawou671/
Mesewu671/
Mosowu671/
Mazavu671/

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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
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  • 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 Masawu
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