Masakha Surname
Approximately 813 people bear this surname
Masakha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 797 | 1:57,942 | 5,729 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Masakha (732) may also be a first name.
Masakha Demographics
Masakha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masakha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masakha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masakha (Bengali: মাসাখা, Marathi: मसाखा, Russian: Масаха) occurs most in Kenya. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masakha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 425,369th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 8,963,771 people. The surname Masakha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Masakha are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 304,585th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 732 people.
The surname Masakha is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 797 people, or 1 in 57,942. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 29 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Masakha exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Masakha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Masakha surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masakha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masakha in the Bengali language | ||
| মাসাখা | masakha | - |
| Masakha in the Marathi language | ||
| मसाखा | masakha | - |
| Masakha in the Russian language | ||
| Масаха | masaha | - |
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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 Masakha
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