Masekera Surname
Approximately 248 people bear this surname
Masekera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 244 | 1:63,271 | 9,521 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Masekera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masekera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masekera is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masekera? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,020,242nd most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Masekera are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 63,271. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 25 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masikera | 88 | 11 | / |
| Masekere | 88 | 8 | / |
| Masakera | 88 | 2 | / |
| Masekeri | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mazekera | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masekara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mashekere | 82 | 25 | / |
| Maasekeri | 82 | 3 | / |
| Massekeri | 82 | 1 | / |
| Masakiera | 82 | 1 | / |
| Maishekeri | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masakara | 75 | 383 | / |
| Mazokera | 75 | 229 | / |
| Masikara | 75 | 113 | / |
| Mosekeri | 75 | 15 | / |
| Masokora | 75 | 8 | / |
| Masikeri | 75 | 5 | / |
| Masikira | 75 | 4 | / |
| Masakira | 75 | 2 | / |
| Masokero | 75 | 2 | / |
| Masikora | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazekira | 75 | 1 | / |
| Majikera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mosequera | 71 | 124 | / |
| Mashakara | 71 | 31 | / |
| Masakiray | 71 | 9 | / |
| Machekero | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mashikara | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mhasakara | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motsekere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maisakara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashikira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masakaraj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masakhara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massokora | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masakaray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masakkara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matshekiri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mosekharaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maishakara | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Masekera
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