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
The last name Masw (Arabic: عمسو) is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masw? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masw is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. Masw is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Masw reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 962,081. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 100 percent live. Beside Kenya Masw exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and Pakistan, where 2 percent live.
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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