Masw Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Masw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 48 | 1:962,081 | 34,106 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Masw Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masw Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masw (Arabic: عمسو) occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masw? popularity and diffusion
Masw is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Masw reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 962,081. In Kenya Masw is most numerous in: Trans Nzoia County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Masw is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Pakistan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masw Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masw in the Arabic language | ||
| عمسو | msw | - |
| عمصو | msw | - |
| مسوع | msw | - |
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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 Masw
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