Maswe Surname
Approximately 2,110 people bear this surname
Maswe Surname Definition:
Maswe is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a bad person.
Maswe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,222 | 1:43,324 | 4,920 |
| Botswana | 585 | 1:3,738 | 525 |
| South Africa | 129 | 1:419,982 | 36,405 |
| Zambia | 61 | 1:259,835 | 15,508 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maswe (775) may also be a first name.
Maswe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Maswe is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a bad person.
Maswe Demographics
Average Maswe Salary in
South Africa
R 187,308
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Maswe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maswe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maswe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maswe? popularity and diffusion
Maswe is the 198,234th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,453,813 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maswe live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Maswe is also the 294,797th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 775 people.
The surname Maswe is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,222 people, or 1 in 43,324. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 57 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 28 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
Maswe Last Name Statistics demography
Maswe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.18% less than the national average, earning R 187,308 per year.
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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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