Maswere Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Maswere Surname User-submission:
The Maswere surname means 'far' in Lugisu language, which is spoken in the eastern part of Uganda, mainly in Mbale and the neighbouring districts.
Maswere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 194 | 1:201,233 | 16,122 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Maswere Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Maswere surname means 'far' in Lugisu language, which is spoken in the eastern part of Uganda, mainly in Mbale and the neighbouring districts.
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Where Does The Last Name Maswere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Maswere is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maswere? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maswere is the 1,025,894th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maswere reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 40 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Maswere is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 201,233. In Uganda Maswere is most common in: Mbale District, where 49 percent live, Bududa District, where 17 percent live and Kampala District, where 10 percent live. Barring Uganda Maswere occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and Botswana, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maswer | 92 | 2 | / |
| Maswera | 86 | 1,004 | / |
| Masweer | 86 | 49 | / |
| Masweri | 86 | 18 | / |
| Masswer | 86 | 2 | / |
| Moswere | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masveure | 80 | 89 | / |
| Mashware | 80 | 58 | / |
| Maswaire | 80 | 11 | / |
| Massuere | 80 | 10 | / |
| Matsvere | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mashweri | 80 | 4 | / |
| Maiswera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashwery | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maaswera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meshwere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masuerer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Masver | 77 | 148 | / |
| Maswir | 77 | 46 | / |
| Masuer | 77 | 20 | / |
| Masber | 77 | 9 | / |
| Matswaire | 75 | 34 | / |
| Mashwaeri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahasweri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhashwery | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhaswerra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mausueret | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maswari | 71 | 462 | / |
| Masvore | 71 | 110 | / |
| Mesuere | 71 | 104 | / |
| Mosweri | 71 | 69 | / |
| Moswery | 71 | 67 | / |
| Masuera | 71 | 46 | / |
| Maswira | 71 | 20 | / |
| Maswary | 71 | 17 | / |
| Mashuer | 71 | 16 | / |
| Masveer | 71 | 5 | / |
| Masvera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mosware | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masberh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maswair | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashber | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moswera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masuire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meiswer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazwire | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maswwir | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masvare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massuer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mashwari | 67 | 169 | / |
| Masvaire | 67 | 67 | / |
| Maschuer | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mahswari | 67 | 9 | / |
| Massbery | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maeswari | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moswaeri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maswaray | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mochwere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massouer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meisswer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsvire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsveri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masberry | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maswere
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