Masendu Surname

257,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Masendu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masendu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,1181:13,8091,897
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Masendu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masendu has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masendu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 257,166th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,756,884 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Masendu live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,118 people, or 1 in 13,809. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 31 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Masendu occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Botswana, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matendu86350/
Masindu8630/
Mosendu8611/
Majendu868/
Mazendu865/
Magendu861/
Mandu8319,438/
Matendeu80105/
Mashindu8015/
Mazhendu806/
Mahtendu801/
Messendu801/
Machendu801/
Maundu7711,570/
Mandou778,215/
Mandut776,621/
Mhandu774,520/
Mandau771,565/
Manduz77815/
Mgandu77253/
Mandus77246/
Mandui77190/
Mandhu77147/
Maindu77104/
Mandeu77100/
Meindu7742/
Mandud7740/
Manduh7733/
Mmandu7725/
Mandup7720/
Manduu7718/
Manduy7715/
Maandu777/
Meandu777/
Manndu774/
Mahndu772/
Manduj772/
Meundu772/
Mayndu771/
Mahundu711,737/
Mandouh711,687/
Mahandu71185/
Manduch71129/
Mandoux71128/
Mandahu71108/
Mandous7170/
Majindu7147/
Mandaus7139/
Matindu7122/
Magindu7116/
Manduit7114/
Maindau7112/
Mazindu7111/
Mandeuh719/
Mandout715/
Maindou714/
Mandouj714/
Mandaud714/
Mainedu714/
Mandhud714/
Manndou713/
Mandusz713/
Manduľa712/
Manduĺa712/
Mandoud712/
Mandaut712/
Massindeuh711/
Maumndu711/
Mgandeu711/
Hmandou711/
Mandeux711/
Mandeus711/
Mandoup711/
Mahasindud711/
Maandou711/
Mhandau711/
Mgandau711/
Mandhup711/
Mandhau711/
Mazhndu711/
Maindus711/
Mazhindu672,963/
Mondu671,862/
Mandhouj67143/
Mamdu67111/
Mandú6739/
Manduush6732/
Maandhui6731/
Mandouch678/
Mandó675/
Mahandou674/
Mmajindu674/
Matinduh673/
Machindu673/
Mandouhe672/
Matindou671/
Motsindu671/
Mandoust671/

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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 Masendu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis