Masengwa Surname
Approximately 2,279 people bear this surname
Masengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,238 | 1:23,656 | 2,909 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
Masengwa (182) may also be a first name.
Masengwa Demographics
Average Masengwa Salary in
South Africa
R 45,288
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masengwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masengwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 185,898th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,197,695 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masengwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Masengwa is also the 675,152nd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 182 people.
Masengwa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,238 people, or 1 in 23,656. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 45 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 21 percent are found and Geita Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Masengwa occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Masengwa Last Name Statistics demography
Masengwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 80.94% less than the national average, earning R 45,288 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashengwa | 94 | 16 | / |
| Maisengwa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Masengwea | 94 | 1 | / |
| Maseng'wa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Masheng'wa | 89 | 201 | / |
| Masengwe | 88 | 536 | / |
| Majengwa | 88 | 253 | / |
| Mazengwa | 88 | 103 | / |
| Masingwa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Mosengwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Masengwo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masengua | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masengwi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masheng'hwa | 84 | 9 | / |
| Mashingwa | 82 | 90 | / |
| Mashengwe | 82 | 45 | / |
| Machengwa | 82 | 16 | / |
| Matsengwe | 82 | 7 | / |
| Mazengwah | 82 | 7 | / |
| Moshengwa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Majingwa | 75 | 785 | / |
| Mazingwa | 75 | 410 | / |
| Mazengwe | 75 | 92 | / |
| Mosengwo | 75 | 49 | / |
| Masingwe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Mosengua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mazengua | 75 | 4 | / |
| Masengue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masengui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mosengwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masimgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masingba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Massengue | 71 | 905 | / |
| Madzingwa | 71 | 86 | / |
| Mashingwe | 71 | 68 | / |
| Machingwa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Massengui | 71 | 15 | / |
| Maisengue | 71 | 14 | / |
| Massingwe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Massingua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgosingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maisingwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machengua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosinngwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maching'wa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Maissengue | 67 | 11 | / |
| Massuengue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Massiengue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masinkwaya | 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 Masengwa
- 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