Masekwa Surname
Approximately 690 people bear this surname
Masekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 485 | 1:111,707 | 13,443 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Zimbabwe | 53 | 1:291,288 | 29,631 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Masekwa (101) may also be a first name.
Masekwa Demographics
Average Masekwa Salary in
South Africa
R 123,456
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masekwa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masekwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masekwa is the 482,629th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. The last name Masekwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masekwa reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 101 people.
The last name Masekwa is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 111,707. In South Africa Masekwa is mostly found in: North West, where 35 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Free State, where 19 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.
Masekwa Last Name Statistics demography
Masekwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.05% less than the national average, earning R 123,456 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashekwa | 93 | 512 | / |
| Masekhwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Masakwa | 86 | 482 | / |
| Mosekwa | 86 | 213 | / |
| Masikwa | 86 | 129 | / |
| Mazekwa | 86 | 70 | / |
| Masekwe | 86 | 49 | / |
| Masokwa | 86 | 21 | / |
| Maxekwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Masegwa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mesekwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Masekwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masekua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masikhwa | 80 | 1,103 | / |
| Mashikwa | 80 | 57 | / |
| Mosekgwa | 80 | 28 | / |
| Masaakwa | 80 | 22 | / |
| Masikwai | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mazeekwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Massokwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mashegwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Matsekwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mashakwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Masakwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashekwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masegwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maasakwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maisokwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matsegwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashokwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moshekwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Motsekgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mosikwa | 71 | 138 | / |
| Mazikwa | 71 | 94 | / |
| Masigwa | 71 | 58 | / |
| Mosakwa | 71 | 52 | / |
| Mazakwa | 71 | 32 | / |
| Masekue | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mogekwa | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mosokwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mosegwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Masikwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Masokua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Masagwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Majegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazekwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masaqwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mocekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mozekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mezekwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magekua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masegwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moshokwa | 67 | 476 | / |
| Madzikwa | 67 | 174 | / |
| Mashagwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Masagwai | 67 | 20 | / |
| Masheng'hwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Masagway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Motsekwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Matsigwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Massagwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazokway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masaigwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maseigba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moujekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machekwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majeegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majjegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motjekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machegwa | 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 Masekwa
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