Masuva Surname
Approximately 485 people bear this surname
Masuva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 451 | 1:117,387 | 11,234 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Masuva (47) may also be a first name.
Masuva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masuva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masuva (Hindi: मसुवा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masuva? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 630,290th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. The last name Masuva occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masuva live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 47 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 117,387. In Tanzania Masuva is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 55 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 31 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania Masuva occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masuva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masuva in the Hindi language | ||
| मसुवा | masuva | 66.67 |
| मासूवा | masuva | 16.67 |
| मसूवा | masuva | 16.67 |
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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 Masuva
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