Maswata Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maswata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Maswata (25) may also be a first name.

Maswata Last Name Facts

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

Maswata is most common in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,604,449th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maswata live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Maswata is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 25 people.

Maswata is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 208,625. In Zimbabwe Maswata is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 73 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 9 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe Maswata occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashwatha881/
Maswati861,471/
Masvata86132/
Masweta8648/
Maswate861/
Masuata861/
Maswatti8046/
Maswatie8031/
Mashwati8023/
Measwati8020/
Masbaita801/
Maswattie7535/
Mahaswati7522/
Mahasweta7512/
Matsuhata759/
Mmatswati752/
Masbate711,897/
Moswate71145/
Moswato71123/
Masveta7150/
Mosweta7142/
Masweto7141/
Moswati716/
Mahashweta715/
Masvati712/
Matshwathi711/
Mazwaty711/
Masvato711/
Machwate67173/
Massueta673/
Mausueta671/
Moswatie671/
Moswathe671/
Mashuate671/
Mashbati671/
Massuato671/

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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 Maswata
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