Masowe Surname
Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname
Masowe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 813 | 1:19,496 | 2,169 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Masowe (159) may also be a first name.
Masowe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masowe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masowe is found most in Zambia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masowe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 347,156th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,920,746 people. The surname Masowe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masowe are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 727,628th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 159 people.
The surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 813 people, or 1 in 19,496. In Zambia Masowe is most numerous in: Southern Province, where 46 percent reside, Central Province, where 32 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Zambia Masowe occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 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 Masowe
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