Maswili Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Maswili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5801:79,6217,372
South Africa2611:207,57722,069
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maswili (197) may also be a first name.

Maswili Last Name Facts

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

Maswili is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswili? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maswili is the 393,535th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maswili live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 197 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 79,621. In Kenya Maswili is primarily concentrated in: Makueni County, where 48 percent live, Kitui County, where 33 percent live and Machakos County, where 16 percent live. Outside of Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Maswili Last Name Statistics demography

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

Maswili earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.22% less than the national average, earning R 125,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maswaili9312/
Mashwili931/
Masweli861,079/
Maswila86212/
Moswili8643/
Maxwili867/
Maswile863/
Matsweli8032/
Mashweli8018/
Moshwili806/
Maswilya805/
Maxhwili802/
Mosswili802/
Maswiela801/
Machwili801/
Motshwili751/
Maswela71274/
Maswele71160/
Masueli7149/
Mosweli7113/
Masbile714/
Mahashvili713/
Maxweli713/
Masuila712/
Masuile711/
Masvila711/
Moswaile6738/
Maisväli6715/
Maisuila678/
Moshweli676/
Masvelli675/
Mashwely674/
Mashwele672/
Maxsuily671/
Moswaila671/
Mashwela671/
Mousbili671/
Masviele671/

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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 Maswili
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