Massewe Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Massewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
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
Massewe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massewe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Massewe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Massewe live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Massewe is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent given name globally It is held by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Massewe is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 31 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 31 percent live and Songwe Region, where 31 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 13 percent live and Malawi, where 6 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 Massewe
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