Maswi Surname

104,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maswi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,8901:13,6101,761
Kenya2841:162,60512,666
Indonesia1561:847,75164,043
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Maswi (2,513) may also be a first name.

Maswi Last Name Facts

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

Maswi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maswi is the 104,805th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,628,502 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Maswi live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 147,188th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 2,513 people.

The last name Maswi is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,890 people, or 1 in 13,610. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 62 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Maswi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Maswi last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Maswi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.74% less than the national average, earning R 143,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maswai911,429/
Mmaswi9146/
Mhaswi9120/
Maswii919/
Masswi916/
Maswie912/
Maswei911/
Maswiz911/
Mashwai8331/
Mahaswi8323/
Maswich833/
Mathswi833/
Maswitt831/
Masui8027,209/
Maswa803,787/
Maswe802,110/
Masvi8092/
Masbi8041/
Moswi8041/
Meswi803/
Mashwaid771/
Matshwii771/
Matsui73211,441/
Mhasvi73866/
Masweu73424/
Mauswa73288/
Mashwe73259/
Maiswe73232/
Maiswa73183/
Moswai73147/
Mashwa73123/
Mashui7379/
Masswe7364/
Maesui7333/
Masuit7331/
Masway7330/
Massui7324/
Masvii7323/
Masvie7319/
Mooswi7317/
Maisvi7316/
Masswa7312/
Masuid737/
Mashbi737/
Hmasbi737/
Mhasbi736/
Mashvi736/
Masuie734/
Masbih734/
Masjui734/
Mashwy734/
Matsvi733/
Maisui733/
Maswoy732/
Masbai732/
Masuih732/
Massvi732/
Masbhi731/
Maysui731/
Mausbi731/
Masuip731/
Maswed731/
Mazzwi731/
Mhazwi731/
Muoswi731/
Masvai731/
Maaswe731/
Maswhe731/
Moswei731/
Mmaswe731/
Matsuie672,224/
Matsvai67795/
Mashweu67601/
Matsuis67275/
Maswaya67256/
Masuayi6775/
Matsvei6752/
Massuit6716/
Mazwaai6715/
Meiswip679/
Maswuha679/
Mausuid676/
Matshui675/
Mashwey674/
Mousswi673/
Mahshui672/
Maisbai671/
Masvich671/
Masweth671/
Measweh671/
Massboi671/
Massuhi671/
Massuih671/
Massbih671/
Mashbhi671/
Maswoha671/
Mashwee671/
Mahaswe671/
Motshwi671/
Motswoi671/
Moshwit671/
Mootswi671/
Mazshui671/
Mashuiz671/
Maswech671/
Matsuit671/
Mashvoi671/
Mattsui671/
Mausway670/
Massuis670/

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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 Maswi
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