Masefa Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Masefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 50 | 1:316,998 | 17,478 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Masefa (11) may also be a first name.
Masefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masefa is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Masefa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,203,767th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masefa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name internationally, held by 11 people.
It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 316,998. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 62 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 38 percent live. Apart from Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 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 Masefa
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