Masiriwa Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Masiriwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 140 | 1:278,852 | 19,916 |
| Tanzania | 56 | 1:945,386 | 44,615 |
Masiriwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masiriwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masiriwa occurs most in Uganda. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masiriwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,202,518th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masiriwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 278,852. In Uganda Masiriwa is mostly found in: Sironko District, where 78 percent reside, Kampala District, where 10 percent reside and Mbale District, where 3 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masirewa | 88 | 194 | / |
| Masiriva | 88 | 47 | / |
| Maziriwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Maseriwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masiruwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masirivha | 82 | 85 | / |
| Masirivai | 82 | 4 | / |
| Massiriba | 82 | 3 | / |
| Magiriva | 75 | 78 | / |
| Magiriba | 75 | 7 | / |
| Maseruwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masirivi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maserewa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maseriva | 75 | 1 | / |
| Magirivha | 71 | 49 | / |
| Masseriba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsereswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maseribe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Magiribo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mazireva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Madzireva | 59 | 12 | / |
| Masherueva | 56 | 2 | / |
| Mogireva | 50 | 52 | / |
| Mazereba | 50 | 6 | / |
| Moserewo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mazyreva | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mazereva | 50 | 1 | / |
| Masereve | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Masiriwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis