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
The last name Masengwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masengwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masengwa is the 185,898th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,197,695 people. The surname Masengwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masengwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Masengwa is also the 675,152nd most common forename in the world, borne by 182 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,238 people, or 1 in 23,656. In Tanzania Masengwa is mostly found in: Shinyanga Region, where 45 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 21 percent reside and Geita Region, where 13 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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