Maseka Surname

33,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Maseka Surname Definition:

Maseka is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: bracelets.

Maseka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia8,8321:1,795251
DR Congo5,4661:13,5161,688
South Africa5781:93,73311,445
Namibia4051:5,9491,153
Zimbabwe2941:52,5117,991
Lesotho1581:12,8642,848
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
France11:66,422,722504,397

Maseka (1,567) may also be a first name.

Maseka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Maseka is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: bracelets.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Maseka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maseka (Marathi: मसेका, Oriya: ମେସକା, Russian: Масека) occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maseka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,279th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 456,670 people. The surname Maseka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maseka are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Maseka is also the 195,636th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 1,567 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 8,832 people, or 1 in 1,795. In Zambia Maseka is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 49 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Maseka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Maseka surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Maseka earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.29% less than the national average, earning R 139,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masheka922,214/
Masekoa92573/
Maiseka9281/
Masieka9270/
Maseika9232/
Masseka928/
Masekha927/
Masekka921/
Mauseka921/
Maseeka921/
Masekea921/
Masekhah86877/
Maseheka8628/
Matseika8626/
Matsekas867/
Masegkai865/
Matseyka863/
Masheika861/
Mashekka861/
Masiejka861/
Maïsseka861/
Mashekga861/
Maseukah861/
Maseko83136,526/
Masika83103,432/
Masaka8331,679/
Masoka8311,265/
Moseka837,156/
Maseke834,496/
Mazeka834,412/
Maseki831,302/
Mageka83704/
Majeka83293/
Meseka8386/
Maceka8345/
Maseca8310/
Masyka833/
Maxeka831/
Maseky831/
Mascheika807/
Matseshka801/
Mashaka7747,559/
Masheke774,572/
Mashika773,590/
Mažeika772,479/
Maesaka772,300/
Masseca772,174/
Masheki771,987/
Mazeika771,560/
Massaka771,244/
Masakha77813/
Matjeka77730/
Massika77692/
Mashyka77500/
Macejka77392/
Masheko77295/
Masuika77287/
Masikah77272/
Masaaka77174/
Mausika77107/
Masokha7792/
Maceška7784/
MacEyka7775/
Maceika7770/
Masheqa7757/
Mazejka7755/
Maseyko7754/
Maiseke7750/
Maisaka7750/
Majeika7748/
Maceska7748/
Massoka7744/
Masseke7741/
Mashoka7738/
Mazezka7738/
Mazeyka7737/
Mosekoa7730/
Maseiko7721/
Messeka7720/
Masikai7720/
Masakka7717/
Masikha7713/
Meseika7711/
Masaeko7711/
Mosekha7711/
Mazieka7710/
Macekas7710/
Masseko7710/
Masikau779/
Maasaka778/
Maseeky777/
Masecki777/
Masheca777/
Mageska776/
Masakai776/
Masekho775/
Moseska775/
Maisika775/
Magekai775/
Mazekha775/
Masseki775/
Mačeska774/
Maezaka774/
Moseaka774/
Mosheka774/
Masekoh774/
Magekha774/
Mazeeka774/
Maseski773/
Masikka773/
Mačejka773/
Masieko773/
Masakah773/
Masokaa773/
Masekoi773/
Maaseke772/
Maiseko772/
Mosseka772/
Mačeika772/
Maasika772/
Masakay772/
Masaika772/
Masekou772/
Mahsaka772/
Mahseke771/
Masekoo771/
Mauzeka771/
Masakau771/
Mhasaka771/
Masagka771/
Masahka771/
Mausoka771/
Masikaa771/
Maseaqe771/
Masekhe771/
Maigeka771/
Majeaka771/
Mazeuka771/
Maćejka771/
Mosecka771/
Mosekad771/
Mosekah771/
Mosoeka771/
Mooseka771/
Meszeka771/
Mesheka771/
'Masoka771/
Masecko771/
Masekop771/
Masesko771/
Masekgo771/
Maseeko771/
Marzeka771/
Masihka771/
Mmaseko771/
Mosekai771/
Mazzeka771/
Masetko771/
Mesecka770/
Masehke770/
Matseiko71524/
Matsikas71315/
Maasikas71230/
Matseyko71226/
Mosekaya71198/
Mazheyka71155/
Masheyko71144/
Masechko71117/
Maciszka71112/
Mashokha7192/
Mazeikas7158/
Maschaka7147/
Maziejka7141/
Maczejka7139/
Maisakka7132/
Maziekas7127/
Masikhah7125/
Masheiko7124/
Mazheika7121/
Maschika7120/
Massekou7120/
Maisokha7120/
Matsekho7119/
Mathseke7117/
Mhotseka7113/
Maczeyka7113/
Maseiker7112/
Marzecka7110/
Maessaka7110/
Masheqaj719/
Marzejka718/
Matsigka718/
Maisikah717/
Massiska717/
Mats'eke717/
Mahasika716/
MacHetka715/
Maszeski715/
Mothseka715/
Machekka714/
Maszecki714/
Mathsika714/
Mashaika713/
Mashakha713/
Massakay713/
Masethko713/
Massicka713/
Masikhai713/
Matsekos713/
Mayshika713/
Mashekhi713/
Mayseiko713/
Moyseyka712/
Majeskas712/
Maishaka712/
Masechke712/
Mashikha712/
Mashekgo712/
Mahaseke711/
Mahsecky711/
Mashakai711/
Masheike711/
Mashokah711/
Maytseko711/
Mazayska711/
Massakka711/
Masseker711/
Matsikaa711/
Matsikah711/
Matsikha711/
MacEekas711/
Messeika711/
Mhasakai711/
Mashekee711/
Maisakai711/
Maisheki711/
Mascheke711/
Mayseyko711/
Mat'seke711/
Massakha711/
Masssaka711/
Massekie711/
Masagkay711/
Mashekho711/
Masickah711/
Masiejko711/
Maseckis711/
Mashieke711/
Matsheca711/
Maesokea711/
Machecka711/
Maissaka711/
Majeszka711/
Mazeikea711/
Mazyszka711/
Mažeikas711/
Mozaiska711/
Mossekat711/
Matsaika711/
Masssika711/
Mosiekoa711/
Moshoeka711/
Mousseka711/
Mazzieka711/
Masaikas711/
Masakhay711/
Matsykas711/
Matsekke710/
Mashesky710/
Moseki6712,241/
Masiko679,162/
Masike675,563/
Masoko675,076/
Masako674,627/
Mazika672,866/
Mosika672,126/
Mosaka672,034/
Mazaka671,417/
Masiki67887/
Majika67886/
Meseko67679/
Moseke67565/
Mosoka67553/
Masica67526/
Maceke67404/
Mesaka67313/
Matscheko67273/
Mazoka67262/
Masaco67210/
Magika67200/
Mozaka67161/
Mazyka67130/
Mesika67115/
Mazeko67115/
Mezaka67107/
Macika6798/
Mogeka6788/
Moseko6776/
Mageqa6747/
Masaca6741/
Mageca6741/
Mezeka6736/
Majeko6732/
Mozeka6728/
Mageko6726/
Masoca6723/
Mašika6721/
Matsigkas6719/
Masjko6718/
Mascheski6718/
Maciejska6712/
Masiky6710/
Matseysky678/
Maceki677/
MacEko675/
Mojeka675/
Maseco675/
Moyseyska675/
Masoqa675/
Mashshaka674/
Macieszka674/
Majeca673/
Masaqa673/
Masihkhah672/
Mesoka672/
Mežaka672/
Machejska672/
Mashsheki672/
Maceqa672/
Mezika672/
Masyky672/
Mahashika671/
Mashaakha671/
Masice671/
Matsoykas671/
MacHzekai671/
Moseky671/
Massiekou671/
Maučeckas671/
Mashcheko671/
Mascheike671/
Maseshkeh671/
Mashieqah671/
Matshihka671/
Machojska671/
Machujska671/
Macjka671/
Majsiejko671/
Moseca671/
Mezoka671/
Moceka671/
Mochajska671/
Mashiekhy671/
Matsheket671/
Maçika671/
Maseqe671/
Masiqa671/
Masiqe671/
Majeekaay671/

Maseka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maseka in the Marathi language
मसेकाmaseka-
Maseka in the Oriya language
ମେସକାmesaka33.33
ମେସକmesaka33.33
ମେଶକmesaka33.33
Maseka in the Russian language
Масекаmaseka-

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