Masakwa Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Masakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 297 | 1:51,981 | 7,910 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Masakwa (61) may also be a first name.
Masakwa Demographics
Masakwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masakwa is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Masakwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masakwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 633,196th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masakwa reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Masakwa is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 61 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 51,981. In Zimbabwe Masakwa is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Midlands Province, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Masakwa occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 16 percent live.
Masakwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Masakwa
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