Maswa Surname

120,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Maswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,6411:27,9743,513
Indonesia3751:352,66530,497
Zimbabwe3151:49,0107,495
Tanzania1731:306,02123,488
Uganda1041:375,37824,063
Kenya661:699,69530,103
Nepal321:890,0305,708
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
India171:45,121,493474,784
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Maswa (916) may also be a first name.

Maswa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maswa (Marathi: मासवा) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswa? popularity and diffusion

Maswa is the 120,996th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,924,359 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Maswa reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 267,824th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 916 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,641 people, or 1 in 27,974. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.

Maswa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Maswa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Maswa earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.25% more than the national average, earning R 330,900 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maswai911,429/
Maswah91361/
Mauswa91288/
Maiswa91183/
Maswau91127/
Mashwa91123/
Masway9130/
Masswa9112/
Maswas912/
Maswahu83635/
Maswaya83256/
Mahaswa8336/
Mashwai8331/
Maswach8314/
Maswuha839/
Mashwau837/
Maswadh832/
Maisewa832/
Mhatswa832/
Maitswa831/
Mgashwa831/
Maswoha831/
Maswath831/
Mausway830/
Masswau830/
Maswi804,475/
Masua803,344/
Maswe802,110/
Meswa801,072/
Moswa80683/
Masba8093/
Masva8010/
Maxwa801/
Mahushwa7742/
Mahaswat772/
Mashwaid771/
Matshwea771/
Mhatshwa771/
Mashua731,165/
Maisva73446/
Masweu73424/
Mashwe73259/
Maiswe73232/
Mhoswa73185/
Moswai73147/
Masuoa73117/
Maesua73104/
Masuay73102/
Massua7371/
Masswe7364/
Mooswa7362/
Machwa7361/
Matsua7360/
Masuad7347/
Mmaswi7346/
Mahsua7338/
Meshwa7327/
Mhaswi7320/
Maisua7316/
Muoswa7310/
Maswii739/
Masuat738/
Masswi736/
Measua735/
Mashwy734/
Matsva733/
Masuas733/
Masbha733/
Mashba733/
Masbau733/
Meeswa733/
Maswoy732/
Maxway732/
Masbai732/
Maswie732/
Masbay732/
Mausva731/
Maswed731/
Maswei731/
Matswo731/
Maesva731/
Muiswa731/
Maasua731/
Moshwa731/
Masuae731/
Masvad731/
Masvai731/
Maaswe731/
Mouswa731/
Meiswa731/
Masvoa731/
Maswhe731/
Mohswa731/
Mmaswe731/
Mmazwa731/
Maswiz731/
Mosway730/
Matsvai67795/
Mashweu67601/
Masvaya67547/
Masuhay67312/
Moosway67223/
Matsvay67110/
Masuayi6775/
Mahaswi6723/
Machhwa6719/
Mazwaai6715/
Maasbah676/
Massbah675/
Hmasbah674/
Mashwey674/
Maswich673/
Mooswah673/
Mathswi673/
Mahasva672/
Maswuod672/
Mashwod672/
Mousswa672/
Mashbah672/
Moshwai672/
Maisbai671/
Mahsuay671/
Mashuad671/
Masweth671/
Matsvau671/
Mouswad671/
Measweh671/
Maisjua671/
Massuad671/
Masbahy671/
Moutswa671/
Measbah671/
Maswitt671/
Mashwee671/
Mhaazwa671/
Mahaswe671/
Moswaya671/
Mmoshwa671/
Maswech671/
Masuhad671/
Matshua671/
Masouha671/
Mashuas670/

Maswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maswa in the Marathi language
मासवाmasava-

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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 Maswa
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