Maswabi Surname

110,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Botswana

Maswabi Surname Definition:

Maswabi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a child that arrives sduring a funeral gathering.

Maswabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,9191:8,259984
Botswana1,3791:1,586123
South Africa7991:67,8078,496
Namibia921:26,1894,171
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
England61:9,286,343223,652
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Maswabi (2,776) may also be a first name.

Maswabi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Maswabi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a child that arrives sduring a funeral gathering.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Maswabi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maswabi is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswabi? popularity and diffusion

Maswabi is the 110,325th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,729,365 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maswabi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maswabi is also the 138,569th most common given name internationally, borne by 2,776 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 1,919 people, or 1 in 8,259. In Zambia Maswabi is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 81 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 9 percent are found and Central Province, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Maswabi Last Name Statistics demography

Maswabi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.72% less than the national average, earning R 152,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashwabi93112/
Matswabi931/
Masuabi8669/
Masbabi8615/
Maswabe868/
Moswabi867/
Maswaba861/
Mashuabi801/
Maswabeh801/
Maswahaba751/
Maswoba71121/
Moswabe7121/
Masuaby7114/
Masvaba719/
Mozwabi714/
Maswebe714/
Mosuabi712/
Maswobe712/
Masbavi712/
Masuaba711/
Mazwabe711/
Masbobi711/
Motsuabi674/
Motswabe672/
Masboubi672/
Masboobi671/
Mashuobi671/
Mashbavi671/
Maesuabeu631/
Masvave5710/
Masvovi578/
Mosuabe573/
Mashvave531/
Masboube531/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maswabi
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