Masekwe Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Masekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Masekwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masekwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masekwe is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masekwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Masekwe live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 58 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 35 percent live and Harare Province, where 4 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 43 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matsekwe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mashekwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Masekwa | 86 | 690 | / |
| Masakwe | 86 | 213 | / |
| Masekue | 86 | 27 | / |
| Masokwe | 86 | 22 | / |
| Masikwe | 86 | 6 | / |
| Masegwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mazekwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masekwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mashekwa | 80 | 512 | / |
| Mashakwe | 80 | 297 | / |
| Mashokwe | 80 | 149 | / |
| Massakwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Motsekwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Masakwhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masahkwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Machekwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maseekew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashengwe | 75 | 45 | / |
| Matshegwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Maseangwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mosekwa | 71 | 213 | / |
| Masakwi | 71 | 159 | / |
| Masikwa | 71 | 129 | / |
| Masigwe | 71 | 83 | / |
| Mazekwa | 71 | 70 | / |
| Mosokwe | 71 | 39 | / |
| Mosakwe | 71 | 35 | / |
| Mosikwe | 71 | 33 | / |
| Masegbe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mazakwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mazokwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Masegwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mojekwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mogekwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Masagwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masegue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mazikwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masokwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majekue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majegwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashikwa | 67 | 57 | / |
| Mosekgwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Masikwai | 67 | 21 | / |
| Masseque | 67 | 20 | / |
| Massegbe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mazeekwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Moujekwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moshikwe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Massegue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muojekwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maisegue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mashegwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazeukwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Majeghwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashakwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazhakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machikwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moshekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masegwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazekuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashicwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motsegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masakwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashegue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masiegbe | 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 Masekwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis