Masekane Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Masekane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masekane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5091:106,43912,833
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Masekane (222) may also be a first name.

Masekane Last Name Facts

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

Masekane is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Masekane.

How Common Is The Last Name Masekane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 607,405th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,289,306 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masekane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 605,116th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 222 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 509 people, or 1 in 106,439. In South Africa Masekane is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and North West, where 6 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Masekane Last Name Statistics demography

Masekane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.99% less than the national average, earning R 133,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashekane9423/
Masekan9328/
Masikane884,819/
Masakane88290/
Masekana88146/
Masekani8824/
Majekane8820/
Masokane886/
Mesekane881/
Masekine881/
Matjekane82175/
Mashakane82145/
Masakhane826/
Masheqane823/
Madjekane823/
Masikanee822/
Masikange821/
Marzekane821/
Massakane821/
Massikane821/
Maseqgane821/
Mashekani821/
Mashikane821/
Mashokane821/
Masikhane821/
Matseykanets8015/
Masikan802/
Macekan801/
Mmashakane7822/
Mashakanie781/
Mashegkana781/
Mashekhana781/
Masikana75476/
Masakone75217/
Masakani75101/
Masekeni7594/
Masikhan7527/
Masikani7522/
Mosikane7521/
Mashikan7512/
Masikene758/
Masakene757/
Masikone757/
Mosakane754/
Masikine752/
Mazekene752/
Mazikane752/
Majekani751/
MacEakan751/
Massekon751/
Mazekana751/
Masekona751/
Masocane751/
Masokani751/
Magikane751/
Mojekane751/
Mosekani751/
Mosekene751/
Madzikane71141/
Massacane71113/
Mosaakane71105/
Mashakani7198/
Machekani7195/
Matsikani7158/
Mashaqane7148/
Mashakene7128/
Motjekane7113/
Massicane7111/
Mosheqane718/
Mashikine714/
Mashekeni713/
Masihkhan712/
Mashikana712/
Messekene712/
Masekenyi711/
Masakaani711/
Masakhani711/
Marzekani711/
Massokone711/
Massekoun711/
Masikanyi711/
Masikhani711/
Matjekani711/
Mashiqane711/
Messakane711/
Madjekani711/
Machecane711/
Mossekine711/
Modjekane711/
Mazeekhan711/
Matsykhan711/
Masidkhan711/
Maisaikhan6732/
Maasikamäe6731/
Masikon6722/
Massacanne6716/
Mosecan6711/
Maçıkan679/
Mazheykene676/
Madjekoune674/
Mashakhani672/
Machekanyi671/
Mashikhana671/
Masican671/
Maceikiene671/
Mahjedkani671/
Mousekhani671/
Mosekayani671/
Mashaykhan671/
Matshekong671/
Masekom671/

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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 Masekane
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