Masendeke Surname
Approximately 3,851 people bear this surname
Masendeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3,655 | 1:4,224 | 371 |
| Zambia | 125 | 1:126,799 | 9,544 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Masendeke (52) may also be a first name.
Masendeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masendeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masendeke is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Masendeke.
How Common Is The Last Name Masendeke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 119,350th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,892,378 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masendeke reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Masendeke is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 52 people.
The surname Masendeke is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 3,655 people, or 1 in 4,224. In Zimbabwe Masendeke is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 23 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 23 percent are found and Harare Province, where 15 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masendeka | 89 | 226 | / |
| Masindeke | 89 | 4 | / |
| Masendike | 89 | 1 | / |
| Masendeki | 89 | 1 | / |
| Massendeka | 84 | 2 | / |
| Masindek | 82 | 193 | / |
| Masindike | 78 | 5 | / |
| Masendyck | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mashindike | 74 | 1,089 | / |
| Masendig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masimdek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masindoki | 67 | 56 | / |
| Masindiki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashindiki | 63 | 4 | / |
| Meusendick | 63 | 0 | / |
| Mosendiq | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mashindiq | 56 | 1 | / |
| Macindikaya | 50 | 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 Masendeke
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