Maswali Surname
Approximately 642 people bear this surname
Maswali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 632 | 1:83,768 | 8,547 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Maswali (75) may also be a first name.
Maswali Demographics
Maswali Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maswali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maswali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maswali is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maswali? popularity and diffusion
It is the 509,669th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maswali are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Maswali is also the 1,116,575th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 75 people.
The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 632 people, or 1 in 83,768. In Tanzania Maswali is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 45 percent live, Iringa Region, where 20 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
Maswali Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maswaili | 93 | 12 | / |
| Mashwali | 93 | 10 | / |
| Matshwali | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masweli | 86 | 1,079 | / |
| Maswala | 86 | 219 | / |
| Masuali | 86 | 78 | / |
| Maswale | 86 | 22 | / |
| Masbali | 86 | 18 | / |
| Mashweli | 80 | 18 | / |
| Maswalle | 80 | 5 | / |
| Maszvali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masvalli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masbalih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashwaly | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motshwali | 75 | 4 | / |
| Maisbayli | 75 | 3 | / |
| Moswatlhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maswele | 71 | 160 | / |
| Moswala | 71 | 53 | / |
| Masueli | 71 | 49 | / |
| Masuala | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mosweli | 71 | 13 | / |
| Masvale | 71 | 11 | / |
| Masbale | 71 | 10 | / |
| Masuale | 71 | 8 | / |
| Moswale | 71 | 3 | / |
| Masboli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosbali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masvala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masualle | 67 | 190 | / |
| Moswaile | 67 | 38 | / |
| Maisväli | 67 | 15 | / |
| Moshweli | 67 | 6 | / |
| Masvelli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mashwely | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meswaleh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mashwele | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazwaleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massuoli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moswahle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moswaila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosweala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhasvale | 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
- 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 Maswali
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