Maswau Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Maswau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1211:130,9919,752
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Maswau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maswau occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maswau is the 1,596,935th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Maswau reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 130,991. In Zambia it is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 37 percent reside, Muchinga Province, where 26 percent reside and Southern Province, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maswahu92635/
Mashwau927/
Masswau920/
Maswa913,787/
Maswu913/
Maswai831,429/
Masweu83424/
Maswah83361/
Mauswa83288/
Maiswa83183/
Mashwa83123/
Masway8330/
Masswa8312/
Masbau833/
Maswas832/
Mashweu77601/
Maswaya77256/
Mahaswa7736/
Mashwai7731/
Masweya7719/
Maswach7714/
Maswuha779/
Maswadh772/
Maisewa772/
Maswayi772/
Mhatswa772/
Maitswa771/
Matsvau771/
Mgashwa771/
Maswoha771/
Maswath771/
Mausway770/
Masua733,344/
Meswa731,072/
Moswa73683/
Masba7393/
Masva7310/
Maxwa731/
Masbu731/
Matswayi71105/
Mashwayi7168/
Mahushwa7142/
Matswaya7141/
Maswiyah7134/
Maswayah7111/
Mashwaye714/
Mahaswat712/
Mashwaid711/
Mashwaie711/
Matsweya711/
Matshwea711/
Mhatshwa711/
Mosweu679,755/
Mashua671,165/
Masbou67587/
Maisva67446/
Mhoswa67185/
Moswai67147/
Masuoa67117/
Maesua67104/
Masuay67102/
Massua6771/
Mooswa6762/
Machwa6761/
Matsua6760/
Masuad6747/
Mahsua6738/
Meshwa6727/
Maisua6716/
Muoswa6710/
Masuat678/
Mosbau675/
Measua675/
Matsvu673/
Matsva673/
Masuas673/
Masbha673/
Mashba673/
Meeswa673/
Mhasvu672/
Maswoy672/
Maxway672/
Masbai672/
Masbay672/
Matshwayi672/
Matshwayo672/
Mashbu671/
Mausva671/
Masvud671/
Maswei671/
Maesva671/
Muiswa671/
Maasua671/
Moshwa671/
Masuae671/
Masvad671/
Masvai671/
Mouswa671/
Meiswa671/
Masvoa671/
Maashwayo671/
Machwu671/
Motshwaue671/
Moswue671/
Mohswa671/
Mmazwa671/
Mosway670/

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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 Maswau
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