Maseka Surname
Approximately 15,958 people bear this surname
Maseka Surname Definition:
Maseka is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: bracelets.
Maseka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 8,832 | 1:1,795 | 251 |
| DR Congo | 5,466 | 1:13,516 | 1,688 |
| South Africa | 578 | 1:93,733 | 11,445 |
| Namibia | 405 | 1:5,949 | 1,153 |
| Zimbabwe | 294 | 1:52,511 | 7,991 |
| Lesotho | 158 | 1:12,864 | 2,848 |
| Botswana | 77 | 1:28,402 | 5,684 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Ukraine | 15 | 1:3,034,846 | 176,305 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
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.
Maseka Demographics
Average Maseka Salary in
South Africa
R 139,524
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Maseka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maseka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maseka (Marathi: मसेका, Oriya: ମେସକା, Russian: Масека) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maseka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 33,279th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 456,670 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maseka reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maseka is also the 195,636th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 1,567 people.
The last name Maseka is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 8,832 people, or 1 in 1,795. In Zambia it is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 49 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent live. Besides 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 bearing the Maseka last name is predominantly 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
Maseka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maseka in the Marathi language | ||
| मसेका | maseka | - |
| Maseka in the Oriya language | ||
| ମେସକା | mesaka | 33.33 |
| ମେସକ | mesaka | 33.33 |
| ମେଶକ | mesaka | 33.33 |
| Maseka in the Russian language | ||
| Масека | maseka | - |
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