Maswe Surname

198,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Maswe Surname Definition:

Maswe is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a bad person.

Maswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2221:43,3244,920
Botswana5851:3,738525
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Zambia611:259,83515,508
Uganda461:848,68039,357
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masweu91424/
Mashwe91259/
Maiswe91232/
Masswe9164/
Maswie912/
Maswed911/
Maswei911/
Maaswe911/
Maswhe911/
Mmaswe911/
Masw8954/
Mashweu83601/
Mashwey834/
Masweth831/
Measweh831/
Mashwee831/
Mahaswe831/
Maswech831/
Maswi804,475/
Maswa803,787/
Masue801,506/
Masbe80388/
Moswe8046/
Masve8025/
Mashw8015/
Meswe809/
Maxwe807/
Matshwea771/
Mashwesh771/
Mahatswe771/
Mosweu739,755/
Matsue738,408/
Maswai731,429/
Massue73540/
Mauswa73288/
Maiswa73183/
Masver73148/
Mashwa73123/
Masuet73118/
Mashue73100/
Machwe7370/
Mmaswi7346/
Masuep7337/
Masuez7333/
Masway7330/
Mhaswi7320/
Masuer7320/
Masvie7319/
Mheswe7318/
Masswa7312/
Moshwe7312/
Masued739/
Maswii739/
Masbey736/
Masswi736/
Moswey735/
Masuie734/
Meshwe734/
Mashwy734/
Maswoy732/
Mashve732/
Masbee732/
Masoue732/
Maisue731/
Maysue731/
Mhasve731/
Mashbe731/
Maasue731/
Mouswe731/
Masveh731/
Mazwee731/
Moswei731/
Moswue731/
Maswiz731/
Mahahaswe711/
Matsuie672,224/
Moshweu671,242/
Maswaya67256/
Massuet67231/
Masoued67219/
Massoue67184/
Maschue6791/
Matsvey6786/
Matsvei6752/
Maisvee6749/
Maisuep6740/
Mashwai6731/
Mahaswi6723/
Mashuer6716/
Moutswe6716/
Massvet6710/
Maswuha679/
Masveer675/
Maiszew675/
Mouswes674/
Maswich673/
Mosw673/
Moshwue673/
Mathswi673/
Maiseve672/
Moshwey672/
Masuett671/
Meiswer671/
Mashsbe671/
Masueph671/
Mashveh671/
Mashueh671/
Matsoue671/
Matsues671/
Maisoue671/
Maissue671/
Maswitt671/
Maswoha671/
Mahchwe671/
Motshwe671/
Massuhe671/
Massuer670/
Mausway670/
Mashbee670/

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maswe
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