Masowo Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zambia

Masowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Masowo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Masowo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Masowo is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Masowo.

How Common Is The Last Name Masowo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masowo reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Ogun, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Malawi, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashowo921,213/
Masowood861/
Masewo832,467/
Masowa831,300/
Mazowo83262/
Masobo83161/
Masawo8354/
Masuwo8348/
Majowo8322/
Mosowo8312/
Masoswa77644/
Mashobo77315/
Maesowa77288/
Massowa7771/
Mashawo7756/
Mazhowo7734/
Mashowa7734/
Massobo7721/
Masawoy7717/
Massawo7716/
Machowo7714/
Masawoi778/
Masobho775/
Masow'a774/
Maisobo772/
Matsuwo771/
Masawoh771/
Masoobo771/
Masooba771/
Maisowa771/
Masowah771/
Masoweu771/
Maisawo771/
Mmasawo771/
Mosiowo771/
Moshowo771/
Massewo771/
Masahwoy7111/
Massobou719/
Matsoswa719/
Maishawo715/
Masahwoi714/
Maisouwa711/
Mashoewa711/
Mosgowoi711/
Madjouwo711/
Matsawou711/
Massouwa711/
Massouuo711/
Masoswua711/
Mashaawo711/
Moshowoi711/
Mashohwa711/
Massoboi711/
Masabo6717,609/
Masevo6710,568/
Masuwa677,825/
Masawa673,760/
Masubo671,617/
Mazowa67765/
Masoba67686/
Masewa67326/
Mazobo67310/
Mosobo67224/
Masova67204/
Mosowa67123/
Majowa6787/
Mazawo6772/
Macawo6723/
Majovo6722/
Mosawo6718/
Majawo6713/
Madjouwou6710/
Mesewo677/
Macovo675/
Mosuwo673/
Masová673/
Maxobo672/
Masavo672/
Maissouwa672/
Mazewo672/
Massoubou671/
Moussouwo671/
Mozawo671/
Mesowa671/

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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 Masowo
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