Masiwo Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Masiwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Masiwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masiwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masiwo is found most in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masiwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masiwo are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Masiwo is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most common in: Homa Bay County, where 57 percent live, Baringo County, where 14 percent live and Kiambu County, where 14 percent live. Barring Kenya Masiwo is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 44 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masiwoi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mashiwo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masibo | 83 | 11,126 | / |
| Masewo | 83 | 2,467 | / |
| Masiwa | 83 | 1,517 | / |
| Magiwo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Masivo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Maziwo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Majiwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Madziwo | 77 | 111 | / |
| Matsivo | 77 | 81 | / |
| Mashiwa | 77 | 52 | / |
| Massibo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Masiboy | 77 | 13 | / |
| Majihwo | 77 | 12 | / |
| Maisibo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Masiswa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Masiwat | 77 | 5 | / |
| Machiwo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Massiwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mashibo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Masibho | 77 | 2 | / |
| Majaiwo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Masiwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mosiwoa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Massewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mausiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matsewo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madjiwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masivos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mashivo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motsiwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mhashiwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Madjiwou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mashaiwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mesiewou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maitsiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maichiwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massibou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathsiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashiova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masebo | 67 | 20,654 | / |
| Masevo | 67 | 10,568 | / |
| Mosibo | 67 | 1,937 | / |
| Majiwa | 67 | 1,444 | / |
| Masiba | 67 | 1,229 | / |
| Mazibo | 67 | 894 | / |
| Mosiwa | 67 | 861 | / |
| Maziwa | 67 | 613 | / |
| Magibo | 67 | 330 | / |
| Masewa | 67 | 326 | / |
| Masiva | 67 | 178 | / |
| Magiwa | 67 | 78 | / |
| Mesiwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Majivo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mazivo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mesewo | 67 | 7 | / |
| MacIbo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Magewo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Magivo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maciwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazewo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahashiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maschiwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshehwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosivo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matchiwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matchiwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maxibo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashiwuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashiwath | 67 | 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
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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 Masiwo
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