Masenke Surname
Approximately 412 people bear this surname
Masenke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 316 | 1:50,158 | 4,728 |
| Kenya | 85 | 1:543,293 | 26,596 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masenke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 711,133rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masenke are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 25 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 50,158. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 79 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 10 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Zambia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masenke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masenke in the Russian language | ||
| Масеньке | masenke | - |
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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 Masenke
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