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 occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Maswe? popularity and diffusion
Maswe is the 198,234th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,453,813 people. The last name Maswe occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maswe are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 294,797th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 775 people.
This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,222 people, or 1 in 43,324. In Tanzania Maswe is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 57 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found 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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