Maswabe Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maswabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Maswabe (9) may also be a first name.

Maswabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maswabe is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maswabe is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maswabe live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 9 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Migori County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 38 percent reside and Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.

Maswabe Last Name Statistics demography

Maswabe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.82% less than the national average, earning R 52,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maswabeh931/
Maswabi864,214/
Moswabe8621/
Maswebe864/
Maswobe862/
Maswaba861/
Mazwabe861/
Mashwabi80112/
Motswabe802/
Matswabi801/
Maesuabeu751/
Maswahaba751/
Maswoba71121/
Masuabi7169/
Masbabi7115/
Masuaby7114/
Masvave7110/
Masvaba719/
Moswabi717/
Mosuabe713/
Masuaba711/
Mashuabi671/
Masboube671/
Mashvave671/
Masvove5714/
Mozwabi574/
Mosuabi572/
Masbavi572/
Mozwave571/
Masbobi571/
Motsuabi534/
Masboubi532/
Masboobi531/
Mashuobi531/
Mashbavi531/

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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 Maswabe
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