Masweya Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Masweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Masweya (10) may also be a first name.
Masweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masweya is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masweya? popularity and diffusion
Masweya is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masweya reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
The last name Masweya is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 2,941,201. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 50 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 50 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Masweya occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matsweya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Maswaya | 86 | 256 | / |
| Masweyi | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mashwey | 86 | 4 | / |
| Machweya | 80 | 43 | / |
| Matswaya | 80 | 41 | / |
| Maswiyah | 80 | 34 | / |
| Maswayah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Matshwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matsveya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maswai | 77 | 1,429 | / |
| Masweu | 77 | 424 | / |
| Maswau | 77 | 127 | / |
| Masway | 77 | 30 | / |
| Masbey | 77 | 6 | / |
| Moswey | 77 | 5 | / |
| Maswoy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maswei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maswahu | 71 | 635 | / |
| Mashweu | 71 | 601 | / |
| Masvaya | 71 | 547 | / |
| Matsvey | 71 | 86 | / |
| Mashwai | 71 | 31 | / |
| Mazwaya | 71 | 26 | / |
| Maswoyo | 71 | 17 | / |
| Maswuha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mashwau | 71 | 7 | / |
| Masbeye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mazwiya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maswayi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moshwey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mashwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moswaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosweyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masuiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masuaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maswoha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masswau | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mausway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Matswayi | 67 | 105 | / |
| Mashwayi | 67 | 68 | / |
| Motsweyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mashwaye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matsvaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Machwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashwaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashwaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masuhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maizweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Masweya
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