Masenke Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Masenke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masenke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3161:50,1584,728
Kenya851:543,29326,596
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Masenke (25) may also be a first name.

Masenke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masenke (Russian: Масеньке) is found most in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masenke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masenke is the 711,133rd most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,688,218 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masenke live; 78 percent live in Southern Africa and 78 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Masenke is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 25 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 316 people, or 1 in 50,158. In Zambia Masenke is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 79 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Masenke occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Masenke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masenke in the Russian language
Масенькеmasenke-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Masenke
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