Masuva Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Masuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4511:117,38711,234
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masueva92230/
Matsuva923/
Mashuva922/
Masuvha921/
Mashueva864/
Massueva864/
Matsuuva862/
Mhasuvai861/
Masuwa837,825/
Masuba833,236/
Macuva831,973/
Majuva83405/
Mazuva83268/
Masuve8343/
Masuvi833/
Maxuva831/
Mosuva831/
Masuvy830/
Matshuvha806/
Massouvah801/
Matsuba7716,889/
Masumpa772,437/
Mashuwa77641/
Masubay77564/
Masuswa77152/
Mashuba77116/
Masuhwa77100/
Masuvhe77100/
Mashuve7784/
Matsuve7767/
Machuva7762/
Masubat7717/
Mazueva7716/
Masuwah7711/
Mashiva778/
Masuwat778/
Massiva777/
Maisuba774/
Mosueva773/
Masoeva772/
Masubha772/
Masauba772/
Masjuwa772/
Mazuvha772/
Masubad772/
Masunpa772/
Masuwaa771/
Masuway771/
Masubas771/
Matsuvi771/
Marzuva771/
Macauva771/
Masubaa771/
Masuiba771/
Masusua771/
Masivah771/
Majouva771/
Massuwa771/
Masuhua771/
Maseuwa771/
Masiuwa771/
Masuwai771/
Machhuva71966/
Matshuba71205/
Masaubat71134/
Mashieva71122/
Matsubai7154/
Mashuhwa7143/
Masumpay7127/
Mahasiva7123/
Massouba7114/
Matshuve7111/
Mashubah719/
Masubhai716/
Moshuvat714/
Mazhueva713/
Matshuwa712/
Maisubai711/
Mashivai711/
Mashoeva711/
Maashiva711/
Meshueva711/
Massouwa711/
Madjouva711/
Maisouwa711/
Massauwa711/
Maisiuba711/
Matsauba711/
Masumpha711/
Madjuvha711/
Matsouba711/
Massauve711/
Mazuba676,208/
Masubo671,617/
Masubi671,113/
Mazuwa671,101/
Masoba67686/
Majuwa67216/
Mosuba67213/
Masuwe67170/
Masube67102/
Masuwi6792/
Mosuwa6768/
Masuwo6748/
Maschubah6725/
Madzhuvha6716/
Massoubai6715/
Mahashiva677/
Mayshieva675/
Macuwa674/
Maisgouvi673/
Mesuwa672/
Maissouwa672/
Maishieva671/
Masaubath671/
Mashiwuha671/
Machchuva671/
Machhuuva671/
Machhuvai671/
Machauvas671/
Mahsoubat671/
Mmachhuva671/
Maisshuwa671/
Mahasuwat671/

Masuva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masuva in the Hindi language
मसुवाmasuva66.67
मासूवाmasuva16.67
मसूवाmasuva16.67

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Masuva
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