Maswai Surname
Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname
Maswai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,410 | 1:32,752 | 3,578 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Maswai (63) may also be a first name.
Maswai Demographics
Average Maswai Salary in
South Africa
R 36,684
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Maswai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maswai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maswai (Oriya: ମାଇ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maswai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 272,373rd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,099,752 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maswai live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Maswai is also the 1,234,572nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 63 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,410 people, or 1 in 32,752. In Kenya Maswai is primarily concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 36 percent reside, Nandi County, where 22 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Maswai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Maswai earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.56% less than the national average, earning R 36,684 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maswai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maswai in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଇ | ma'i | - |
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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 Maswai
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