Maswanya Surname

468,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 717 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maswanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6591:80,3368,249
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States71:51,779,848968,877
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Maswanya (104) may also be a first name.

Maswanya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maswanya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswanya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 468,873rd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,163,941 people. Maswanya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maswanya reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 925,156th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 104 people.

The last name Maswanya is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 659 people, or 1 in 80,336. In Tanzania Maswanya is mostly concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 47 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 16 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 14 percent live. Other than Tanzania Maswanya occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Maswanya Last Name Statistics demography

Maswanya earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matswanya941/
Mazwanya8810/
Maswannye823/
Machwanya821/
Mazwanja7512/
Maswanjo7510/
Maswangaaye741/
Masbanji6335/
Masbanio635/
Masvanhe631/
Masuangeh591/
Motswagne591/
Masbaño53567/
Masbañe531/

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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 Maswanya
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