Masereti Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Masereti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Masereti Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1871:246,95116,928
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Masereti Demographics

Masereti Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Masereti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masereti occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masereti? popularity and diffusion

Masereti is the 1,235,409th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. Masereti is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masereti live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 52 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 246,951. In Kenya Masereti is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 52 percent reside, Kisii County, where 45 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Masereti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masirete7557/
Magereate711/
Mahgereteh672/
Majeryte632/
Mahgeresteh631/
Magerity630/
Mahasirithai6020/
Meizeraitis535/
Mozeryte505/
Magirity501/

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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 Masereti
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