Maswa Surname
Approximately 3,787 people bear this surname
Maswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,641 | 1:27,974 | 3,513 |
| Indonesia | 375 | 1:352,665 | 30,497 |
| Zimbabwe | 315 | 1:49,010 | 7,495 |
| Tanzania | 173 | 1:306,021 | 23,488 |
| Uganda | 104 | 1:375,378 | 24,063 |
| Kenya | 66 | 1:699,695 | 30,103 |
| Nepal | 32 | 1:890,030 | 5,708 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Maswa (916) may also be a first name.
Maswa Demographics
Maswa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Maswa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maswa in the Marathi language | ||
| मासवा | masava | - |
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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 Maswa
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