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 last name Masowe occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masowe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 347,156th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,920,746 people. This last name is predominantly 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 numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 159 people.
Masowe is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 813 people, or 1 in 19,496. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 46 percent live, Central Province, where 32 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
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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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