Maswale Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maswale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Maswale (10) may also be a first name.

Maswale Last Name Facts

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

Maswale (Marathi: महसवाले) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Maswale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswale? popularity and diffusion

Maswale is the 4,206,983rd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Maswale live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Maswale is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Maswale is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,781,544. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 29 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 29 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 29 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maswale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maswale in the Marathi language
महसवालेmahasavale-

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