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) occurs most in Zambia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Maseka.
How Common Is The Last Name Maseka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maseka is the 33,279th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 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 at a global level, borne by 1,567 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 8,832 people, or 1 in 1,795. In Zambia Maseka is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 49 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Zambia Maseka is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Maseka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Maseka last name 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
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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Footnotes
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