Masakoane Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Masakoane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 64 | 1:31,759 | 5,908 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Masakoane (19) may also be a first name.
Masakoane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masakoane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masakoane is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masakoane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,352,516th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masakoane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 19 people.
The surname Masakoane is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 31,759. In Lesotho Masakoane is mostly concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 61 percent live, Maseru District, where 25 percent live and Qacha's Nek District, where 13 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masokoane | 89 | 284 | / |
| Masekoane | 89 | 232 | / |
| Masakoana | 89 | 3 | / |
| Macakoane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mashokoane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mashaqoane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maxhakoane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Masekhoane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maxakoan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mosakoani | 78 | 48 | / |
| Mosokoane | 78 | 3 | / |
| Majokoane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mosekoane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maxakoaan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mochakoane | 74 | 2 | / |
| Matjokoane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Motshokoane | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mosokoana | 67 | 21 | / |
| Motjokoane | 63 | 50 | / |
| Mochokoane | 63 | 5 | / |
| Mohzakoana | 63 | 1 | / |
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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 Masakoane
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