Masuswa Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Masuswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masuswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda981:398,36024,962
Kenya521:888,07532,885
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Masuswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masuswa is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Masuswa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masuswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,422,956th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. Masuswa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masuswa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 398,360. In Uganda it is most common in: Manafwa District, where 84 percent live, Bukwo District, where 10 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 1 percent live. Not including Uganda Masuswa occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 34 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Masuswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masuwa927,825/
Matsutswa8840/
Masutshwa882/
Majsutswa881/
Masoswa86644/
Mashuwa86641/
Masuhwa86100/
Mesuswa8617/
Masuwah8611/
Masuwat868/
Masjuwa862/
Massuwa861/
Maseuwa861/
Masusua861/
Masuwai861/
Masiuwa861/
Masuwaa861/
Masuway861/
Matshutswa821/
Mashuhwa8043/
Matshuwa802/
Masoswua801/
Massouwa801/
Maisouwa801/
Massauwa801/
Masuba773,236/
Mazuwa771,101/
Masuva77485/
Majuwa77216/
Mosuwa7768/
Masuwo7748/
Macuwa774/
Mashishwa7512/
Maissouwa752/
Maisshuwa751/
Mahasuwat751/
Matsutswe751/
Mahasiswa751/
Madtshutshwa741/
Machuwa715,760/
Masosua712,139/
Masubay71564/
Mazhuwa71308/
Mashuba71116/
Maizuwa7122/
Mosiuwa7121/
Masow'a714/
Maisuba714/
Matsuva713/
Masauba712/
Masosva712/
Mashuva712/
Masubha712/
Masowah711/
Majuwap711/
Masuvha711/
Masuhua711/
Mazuwah711/
Majujwa711/
Majeuwa711/
Masuiba711/
Masubaa711/
Matcuwa711/
Matsuwo711/
Maicuwa711/
Majuwaa711/
Majuhwa711/
Machhuwa671,102/
Matsusue6740/
Masuisui6721/
Massouba6714/
Masubhai676/
Matsuuva672/
Motshutshwa671/
Mashoewa671/
Madjouwa671/
Mhasuvai671/
Mazhuhwa671/
Mashuwei671/
Maisubai671/
Machuuwa671/

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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 Masuswa
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