Masecha Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Masecha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 158 | 1:335,074 | 25,051 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Masecha (19) may also be a first name.
Masecha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masecha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masecha is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masecha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masecha is the 1,214,709th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname Masecha is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masecha live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masecha is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name in the world, held by 19 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 335,074. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 70 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 30 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.
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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 Masecha
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