Masvaya Surname
Approximately 547 people bear this surname
Masvaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 538 | 1:28,696 | 4,411 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Masvaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masvaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masvaya occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Masvaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masvaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 575,362nd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. Masvaya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masvaya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 538 people, or 1 in 28,696. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 53 percent live, Midlands Province, where 13 percent live and Harare Province, where 12 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 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 Masvaya
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