Masepu Surname
Approximately 573 people bear this surname
Masepu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 479 | 1:154,237 | 16,059 |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Masepu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masepu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masepu is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masepu? popularity and diffusion
Masepu is the 555,669th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,718,230 people. The last name Masepu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masepu live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Masepu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Besides The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and Zambia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masephu | 92 | 363 | / |
| Mashepu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Masepau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masephou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masipu | 83 | 862 | / |
| Masapu | 83 | 339 | / |
| Mosepu | 83 | 50 | / |
| Majepu | 83 | 24 | / |
| Masopu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mesepu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mashapu | 77 | 558 | / |
| Mashipu | 77 | 178 | / |
| Mazepus | 77 | 84 | / |
| Majeppu | 77 | 30 | / |
| Madgepu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Maasapu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Meseepu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Masipau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Motsepu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Magephu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mashopu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Machepu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masepoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masapau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masaphu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matshipu | 71 | 1,403 | / |
| Mashaphu | 71 | 1,394 | / |
| Massappu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Messepou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maishapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashipfu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machepfu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masahapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Magipu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mmatshipu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mezipu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mesapu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mazopu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mosopu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macipu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmageddpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesipu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshiphu | 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
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- 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 Masepu
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