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
The last name Maswe is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maswe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 198,234th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,453,813 people. The last name Maswe is primarily found 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 widespread first name globally. It is borne by 775 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,222 people, or 1 in 43,324. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 57 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 11 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
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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