Maswela Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maswela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1891:81,68411,934
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Maswela (10) may also be a first name.

Maswela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maswela is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maswela is the 953,750th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Maswela live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 10 people.

Maswela is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 189 people, or 1 in 81,684. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 51 percent live, Harare Province, where 33 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 5 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Botswana, where 6 percent live.

Maswela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Maswela earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 83.88% less than the national average, earning R 38,304 per year and in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashwela931/
Maswiela931/
Masweli861,079/
Masuela86870/
Moswela86479/
Maswala86219/
Maswila86212/
Maswele86160/
Masvela866/
Maxwela861/
Matsuela807,882/
Moshwela8084/
Moswaela8050/
Matsweli8032/
Massuela8022/
Mashweli8018/
Masveyla807/
Mashwelo805/
Maswilya805/
Mashwely804/
Mashwele802/
Masuelas801/
Mosweala801/
Mashbela801/
Maswilla801/
Matshuela75164/
Matsouela75119/
Massouela7573/
Masxuelia751/
Maschwele751/
Mosuela711,336/
Mazuela711,300/
Maswili71898/
Maxwele71675/
Moswele71348/
Maswalo7158/
Moswala7153/
Masueli7149/
Masuelo7117/
Mosweli7113/
Masuele717/
Maxweli713/
Maswile713/
Masuila712/
Mesuela712/
Maxuela712/
Maswilo711/
Mosvela711/
Masuely711/
Masvila711/
Masvele711/
Masvala711/
Maxwila711/
Maxhwele67181/
Matsuele6716/
Masuelos6713/
Maswaili6712/
Mashwalo679/
Maisuila678/
Moshwele677/
Moshweli676/
Masvelli675/
Mashuele674/
Moszuela674/
Machuela672/
Mazzuela671/
Mashwili671/
Moshuela671/
Meeswala671/
MacZuela671/
Machwele671/
Masviele671/
Maxsuila671/
Moswaila671/

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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
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  • 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 Maswela
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