Maswaka Surname
Approximately 398 people bear this surname
Maswaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 265 | 1:59,811 | 5,423 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Maswaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maswaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maswaka is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maswaka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 728,955th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maswaka are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 59,811. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Central Province, where 46 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 37 percent live and North-Western Province, where 17 percent live. Aside from Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Algeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maswakay | 93 | 28 | / |
| Matshwaka | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mathswaka | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masweka | 86 | 2,923 | / |
| Masuaka | 86 | 42 | / |
| Maswake | 86 | 4 | / |
| Moswaka | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maswaki | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masbakha | 80 | 15 | / |
| Maswaike | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moswaeka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashweka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maswakou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matsuaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matswoka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masvaika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matshwaca | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matshwako | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masuoka | 71 | 8,976 | / |
| Masueka | 71 | 930 | / |
| Masweko | 71 | 625 | / |
| Masuako | 71 | 28 | / |
| Masvake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masvoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masbaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosweka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maxwake | 71 | 0 | / |
| Masvaike | 67 | 103 | / |
| Maswoski | 67 | 19 | / |
| Massuoka | 67 | 16 | / |
| Maswache | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mashweko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matsvoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masvauke | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Maswaka
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