Masenkane Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Masenkane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masenkane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3231:6,2931,319
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
South Africa821:660,70448,422

Masenkane (154) may also be a first name.

Masenkane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masenkane has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masenkane? popularity and diffusion

Masenkane is the 607,405th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. Masenkane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masenkane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 740,891st most numerous forename at a global level, held by 154 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 6,293. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 49 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 22 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Lesotho Masenkane exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Masenkane Last Name Statistics demography

Masenkane earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning R 229,800 per year.

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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 Masenkane
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