Massewe Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Massewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Massewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Massewe (10) may also be a first name.

Massewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Massewe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Massewe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Massewe are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 31 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 31 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 13 percent reside and Malawi, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masewe92185/
Massew922/
Massawe8665,875/
Massebe86408/
Massewa86237/
Mashewe8611/
Masehwe869/
Messewe865/
Massowe862/
Massewi861/
Massewy861/
Massiwe861/
Masseve861/
Masew833/
Maissebe8021/
Massiwer8019/
Massebhe801/
Massawee801/
Massawwe801/
Massever800/
Masawe7720,904/
Masebe774,509/
Masowe771,053/
Masewa77326/
Maseve77271/
Masiwe776/
Masewi775/
Mashew772/
Mesewe771/
Maseew771/
Masiew771/
Mahsew771/
Masscivee751/
Massawy716,359/
Mashebe71991/
Masevhe71795/
Mashewa71604/
Maseeva71511/
Massawi71258/
Mashawe7186/
Maisebe7157/
Mazehwe7143/
Masebhe7140/
Massove7135/
Massave7132/
Matsewi7123/
Massive7116/
Mashowe7112/
Machewe7111/
Maiszew715/
Masahwe715/
Massiwa714/
Massebi713/
Massiwi712/
Masajwe712/
Masheve712/
Maiseve712/
Massowi712/
Massibe712/
Maisewa712/
Mashiwe712/
Messeve711/
Masawei711/
Mmaseve711/
Masawee711/
Masaawe711/
Maseebe711/
Maseebi711/
Masevet711/
Masevge711/
Masoweu711/
Macejwe711/
Massowy711/
Messiwe710/
Maschew710/
Mosseyw710/
Maiseeva67177/
Mashahwe6758/
Massaway6754/
Measheaw6754/
Masheeva6751/
Masewich6741/
Massavie6735/
Mayseeva6726/
Masewych678/
Masichwe675/
Masiw673/
Mossever672/
Macew672/
Maissibe672/
Mashebhe671/
Mousseaw671/
Massivet671/
Massawai671/
Masseboy671/
Moussebe671/
Masevhep671/
Massaveu671/
Matsheve671/
Matshiwe671/
Mosew671/
Moseiwie670/

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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 Massewe
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