Masekwa Surname

482,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690 people bear this surname

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

Masekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4851:111,70713,443
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Zimbabwe531:291,28829,631
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Masekwa (101) may also be a first name.

Masekwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masekwa has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masekwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Masekwa is the 482,629th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masekwa are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most common forename throughout the world, borne by 101 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 111,707. In South Africa Masekwa is most common in: North West, where 35 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Free State, where 19 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.

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.

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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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