Maswele Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Maswele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1251:312,31421,378
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Maswele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maswele is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,374,607th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maswele are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 312,314. In Uganda Maswele is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 26 percent reside, Mbale District, where 26 percent reside and Bududa District, where 23 percent reside. Other than Uganda Maswele occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Maswele Last Name Statistics demography

Maswele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.92% less than the national average, earning R 69,108 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
  • 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 Maswele
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