Masaku Surname

48,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Masaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8,0041:9,2301,136
Kenya2,2401:20,6162,372
Nigeria1771:1,000,80742,311
Zambia1471:107,8238,449
Namibia831:29,0294,463
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Albania51:582,81119,572
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Masaku (2,417) may also be a first name.

Masaku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masaku (Hindi: मसाकू, Marathi: मसकु, Oriya: ମାସକୁ) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masaku? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,314th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 682,418 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masaku are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Masaku is also the 150,835th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 2,417 people.

The last name Masaku is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 8,004 people, or 1 in 9,230. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Masaku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Masaku last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Masaku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.81% less than the national average, earning R 24,216 per year and in United States they earn 83.76% more than the national average, earning $79,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashaku92114/
Massaku9210/
Mausaku923/
Masakup921/
Masakui921/
Maesaku921/
Masakuj921/
Maisaku921/
Masakou921/
Masakau921/
Mashakou8631/
Matsakeu867/
Massakou866/
Mashakhu866/
Masiakou864/
Massakeu861/
Masahgku861/
Mosaku832,459/
Maseku83711/
Masoku83125/
Mazaku8345/
Mesaku8335/
Majaku835/
Masacu832/
Macaku831/
Matsagkou8037/
Massahaku801/
Masheku77799/
Maxhaku77145/
Meshaku7728/
Mosaaku7715/
Mazakou775/
Moshaku774/
Mashoku772/
Majhaku771/
Majakus771/
Massacu771/
Masakoo771/
Masokhu771/
Masakoe771/
Masuiku771/
Meesaku771/
Masokou771/
Mashakoe7182/
Motsakou7165/
Mesaikou7143/
Mousakou7131/
Magiakou7124/
Mosaikou7120/
Machakou715/
Madjakou713/
Meeseaku711/
Matshoku711/
Matsuoku711/
Messakeu711/
Messakou711/
Massokeu711/
Massoukou671,284/
Mosoku67161/
Mazeku6789/
Matsoukou6780/
Majoku6775/
Moschakou6736/
Macacu6730/
Majacu6722/
Mazoku6721/
Moseku6714/
Moussakou6712/
Massaqoud671/
Matchakou671/
Maichakou671/
Masocu671/
Moutsakou671/

Masaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masaku in the Marathi language
मसकुmasaku-
Masaku in the Oriya language
ମାସକୁmasaku75
ମସକୁmasaku25
Masaku in the Hindi language
मसाकूmasaku50
मसकूmasaku25
मसकुmasaku25

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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 Masaku
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