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
The last name Masowela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masowela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masowela reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Masowela is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,563,088. In Tanzania Masowela is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 57 percent live, Pwani Region, where 14 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Masowela occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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