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 found most frequently in Uganda. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maswere? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,025,894th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 201,233. In Uganda Maswere is most prevalent in: Mbale District, where 49 percent live, Bududa District, where 17 percent live and Kampala District, where 10 percent live. Outside of Uganda it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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