Masakura Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Masakura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masakura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
India101:76,706,538639,611
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Masakura (167) may also be a first name.

Masakura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masakura (Hindi: मसकूरा, Marathi: मसकुरा, Oriya: ମସକୁରା) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Masakura.

How Common Is The Last Name Masakura? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masakura is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Masakura live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 708,111th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 167 people.

The last name Masakura is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 62 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 33 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 5 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 28 percent reside and Tanzania, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Masakura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masakura in the Oriya language
ମସକୁରାmasakura-
Masakura in the Hindi language
मसकूराmasakura67.5
मसकुराmasakura30
मासकुराmasakura2.5
Masakura in the Marathi language
मसकुराmasakura66.67
मसकूराmasakura33.33

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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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  • 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 Masakura
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