Masuva Surname
Approximately 485 people bear this surname
Masuva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 451 | 1:117,387 | 11,234 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Masuva (47) may also be a first name.
Masuva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masuva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masuva (Hindi: मसुवा) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masuva? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 630,290th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masuva reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Masuva is also the 1,467,136th most frequent first name on earth, held by 47 people.
The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 117,387. In Tanzania Masuva is primarily concentrated in: Tabora Region, where 55 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 31 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Masuva exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masuva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masuva in the Hindi language | ||
| मसुवा | masuva | 66.67 |
| मासूवा | masuva | 16.67 |
| मसूवा | masuva | 16.67 |
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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 Masuva
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