Masowela Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Masowela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Masowela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masowela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masowela is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Masowela.
How Common Is The Last Name Masowela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masowela are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania Masowela is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 57 percent live, Pwani Region, where 14 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 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 Masowela
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