Kasheku Surname

446,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kasheku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kasheku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7611:69,5687,337
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kasheku Last Name Facts

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

Kasheku is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasheku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 446,740th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,551,174 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasheku reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 761 people, or 1 in 69,568. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 40 percent live, Simiyu Region, where 38 percent live and Geita Region, where 21 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaseku92129/
Kashiku86919/
Kashaku8660/
Kashoku8634/
Katseku8625/
Kacheku867/
Kaiseku861/
Katshiku8021/
Kaushiku8011/
Kassekou801/
Kasaku77753/
Kasiku77301/
Kaceku7712/
Kaçeku776/
Kasoku772/
Keseku771/
Kaushikku751/
Koshoku71105/
Kaasiku7176/
Kausiku7111/
Kasikau719/
Kasikuh711/
Kassaku711/
Kasikou711/
Katsikou6732/
Kachikau6715/
Kessekou676/
Kassikou674/
Kachikuu672/
Khasikhu672/
Khassiku671/
Kachikuy671/
Kochekou671/
Kotsekou671/

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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
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  • 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 Kasheku
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