Masenge Surname
Approximately 3,960 people bear this surname
Masenge Surname Definition:
Masenge is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: roofing sheets.
Masenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,155 | 1:34,283 | 4,265 |
| Tanzania | 654 | 1:80,950 | 8,309 |
| Kenya | 420 | 1:109,952 | 9,414 |
| Indonesia | 235 | 1:562,763 | 45,179 |
| South Africa | 235 | 1:230,543 | 23,873 |
| Zambia | 171 | 1:92,690 | 7,575 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Masenge (82) may also be a first name.
Masenge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Masenge is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: roofing sheets.
Masenge Demographics
Average Masenge Salary in
South Africa
R 190,836
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masenge is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masenge? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 116,420th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,840,289 people. The surname Masenge is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Masenge reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Masenge is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 82 people.
The surname Masenge is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,155 people, or 1 in 34,283. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.
Masenge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Masenge earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.69% less than the national average, earning R 190,836 per year.
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Footnotes
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