Masewe Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Masewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 181 | 1:292,495 | 22,657 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
Masewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masewe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masewe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,248,410th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masewe live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Masewe is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania Masewe is most prevalent in: Ruvuma Region, where 65 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 28 percent reside and Mtwara Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Masewe
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