Masengeni Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

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

Masengeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masengeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2401:225,74023,495
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Masengeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masengeni is most common in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masengeni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,038,570th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masengeni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 225,740. In South Africa Masengeni is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 39 percent live and Free State, where 8 percent live. Not including South Africa Masengeni is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Swaziland, where 0 percent live.

Masengeni Last Name Statistics demography

Masengeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.67% less than the national average, earning R 114,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mosengeni8941/
Masingeni8922/
Magengeni893/
Masengene892/
Masingene78644/
Masensini7813/
Magengene781/
Mosingeni781/
Masenssini746/
Macencini674/
Majingini671/
Mosingini671/
Magingini671/
Macenssini634/
Masenssine632/
Macencine561/

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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 Masengeni
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