Masuwe Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Masuwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masuwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1551:341,55925,363
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Masuwe (12) may also be a first name.

Masuwe Last Name Facts

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

Masuwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Masuwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Masuwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Masuwe reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Masuwe is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 12 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 155 people, or 1 in 341,559. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 54 percent reside, Kilimanjaro Region, where 36 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 6 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashuwe9235/
Masuweh921/
Masouwe921/
Massouwe867/
Mashuwei861/
Masuwa837,825/
Masowe831,053/
Mosuwe83535/
Masube83102/
Masuwi8392/
Mazuwe8388/
Masuve8343/
Masouw8320/
Mausuw830/
Maissouwe801/
Mashuwa77641/
Machuwe77117/
Masuvhe77100/
Masuhwa77100/
Mashuve7784/
Messuwe7779/
Matsuve7767/
Mashube7728/
Moshuwe7718/
Maschuw7715/
Mashowe7712/
Masubey7710/
Mazhuwe776/
Majauwe773/
Mashiwe772/
Massowe772/
Magiuwe771/
Masuwaa771/
Masuway771/
Masubhe771/
Massiwe771/
Majouwe771/
Massuwa771/
Massouw771/
Masiuwa771/
Majujwe771/
Masuwai771/
Masoube771/
Maasube771/
Matsusue7140/
Madjauwe7115/
Maisubeh7114/
Madjouwe7113/
Matshuve7111/
Masseube712/
Machuhwe711/
Mosuwwer711/
Massauve711/
Massoube711/
Maasubei711/
Massauwa711/
Maisouwa711/
Mashooue711/
Massouwa711/
Masubi671,113/
Mazuwa671,101/
Mazowe671,041/
Masuva67485/
Masowi67111/
Mosuwa6768/
Mosowe6720/
Mosube679/
Mazube677/
Mozuwe674/
Masuvi673/
Massoubey672/
Maissouwa672/
Majouwoue672/
Madjouwey672/
Maichouwe671/
Matchouwe671/
Maxube671/
Masoew671/
Macuve671/
Maisshuwa671/
Masuvy670/

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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 Masuwe
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