Maswaya Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Maswaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maswaya Surname Distribution Map

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Select a nation to see the distribution at regional and subregional levels
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1471:105,02214,642
Zambia571:278,06916,150
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maswaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maswaya occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maswaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maswaya is the 998,609th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Maswaya reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 105,022. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 34 percent reside, Harare Province, where 29 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matswaya9341/
Maswayah9311/
Mawaya924,580/
Masway9230/
Masvaya86547/
Mahwaya86314/
Maiwaya8638/
Mazwaya8626/
Masweya8619/
Maawaya8617/
Mawhaya8612/
Maswayi862/
Masuaya861/
Mawauya861/
Maywaya861/
Moswaya861/
Mausway860/
Maswa833,787/
Maway83594/
Mawaa83208/
Matswayi80105/
Mashwayi8068/
Maswiyah8034/
Mahawaya805/
Mashwaye804/
Matsvaya802/
Mahywaya801/
Maawauya801/
Masuhaya801/
Machwaya801/
Matsweya801/
Mabaya779,542/
Maswai771,429/
Maweya771,064/
Mawiya77600/
Mawuya77534/
Mawayi77408/
Meaway77338/
Mauswa77288/
Maiswa77183/
Mavaya77178/
Mawaye77137/
Maswau77127/
Mashwa77123/
Masuay77102/
Maiway7750/
Mawayo7731/
Mowaya7715/
Masswa7712/
Mawoya778/
Mawaja777/
Maawaa775/
Mashwy774/
Mawahy774/
Mayway774/
Mahway773/
Mawaia773/
Maswoy772/
Maxway772/
Masbay772/
Mawaai771/
Mawajy771/
Mawhay771/
Mauway771/
Mawa'a771/
Mawayé771/
Maweaa771/
Maywaa771/
Mosway770/
Matshwayi752/
Matshwayo752/
Maashwayo751/
Mazwayi711,244/
Mahwayi71982/
Maawiya71778/
Mahwayo71743/
Maawuya71706/
Maswahu71635/
Maiwuya71366/
Masuhay71312/
Moosway71223/
Maiwayo71204/
Mawhayi71128/
Matsvay71110/
Mawiyah71103/
Masuayi7175/
Mavhaya7162/
Mabhaya7141/
Mashwai7131/
Meawiya7127/
Mazwaye7125/
Mahwiya7124/
Moswayo7121/
Mazwayo7119/
Maswoyo7117/
Mazwaai7115/
Mauwiya7112/
Maiwaye7112/
Mawahyu7110/
Maibaya7110/
Meahway7110/
Maiwiya7110/
Maswuha719/
Mahweya718/
Maaviya717/
Masweyi717/
Mashwau717/
Maywiya716/
Mahawaa714/
Mazwiya714/
Mashwey714/
Masbaye714/
Mawuyah713/
Mahwaye713/
Maweyah712/
Mawhayo712/
Maiwayu712/
Mauwuya712/
Maybaya712/
Mahsuay711/
Mawoeya711/
M'Awiya711/
Meawaye711/
Mahwuya711/
Maawoya711/
Mauhwaa711/
Maiwoya711/
Maiweya711/
Maxwayi711/
Masbahy711/
Maabaya711/
Mayweya711/
Maywayo711/
Mawaiyo711/
Masuiya711/
Maswoha711/
Maabeya711/
Mawahai711/
Mahaway711/
Maaveya711/
Maaweya711/
Masswau710/
Maswi674,475/
Maswe672,110/
Mawai671,220/
Mawoa67909/
Mawey67893/
Moswa67683/
Mawau67210/
Mabay67137/
Mawea67123/
Mavaa67100/
Mahwiyah6797/
Machweya6743/
Moway6740/
Mahawiya6739/
Masby6727/
Mavay6724/
Mawaj6721/
Masva6710/
Mahawuya679/
Mahhwayi679/
Maxwy674/
Mavajaya674/
Maawiyah673/
Mawoy672/
Mahwhayi672/
Matsuayi671/
Matsveya671/
Maaweeya671/
Mahaweya671/
Mashwaid671/
Mashwaie671/
Maahuiya671/
Maaivaya671/
Mahwihya671/
Mawye671/
Matshwea671/
Maawiyad671/
Motswayi671/
Mawuy671/

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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 Maswaya
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