Masweko Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Masweko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masweko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6231:84,9798,637
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Masweko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masweko is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Masweko.

How Common Is The Last Name Masweko? popularity and diffusion

Masweko is the 520,629th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,660,073 people. Masweko occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masweko are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 84,979. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 67 percent reside, Geita Region, where 32 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashweko934/
Masweka862,923/
Masueko8627/
Maswiko861/
Mashweka801/
Maswakou801/
Matsveiko75172/
Matsveyko7528/
Masueka71930/
Maswaka71398/
Maswika7139/
Masueco7121/
Masuiko714/
Mosweka711/
Masviko711/
Machwiko67198/
Masuecos67124/
Massueco671/
Moswaeka671/
Matsueka671/
Masuika57287/
Mazueco5783/
Masvika5766/
Moswaka572/
Masvoka571/
Mazzueco532/
Massueca531/
Masvaika531/
Matsuhico501/

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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 Masweko
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