Masekeya Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Masekeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masekeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905

Masekeya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masekeya occurs most in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Masekeya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masekeya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masekeya is the 3,055,934th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Masekeya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masekeya reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Barring The DR Congo Masekeya exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Masekeya
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