Masesi Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Masesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5601:82,4647,585
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Masesi (6,584) may also be a first name.

Masesi Last Name Facts

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

Masesi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masesi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masesi is the 515,938th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. Masesi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masesi live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masesi is also the 80,729th most numerous forename on earth, held by 6,584 people.

The last name Masesi is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 560 people, or 1 in 82,464. In Kenya Masesi is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 36 percent live, Makueni County, where 32 percent live and Nairobi County, where 18 percent live. Not including Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Masesi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masesie9210/
Masesaid862/
Maisesei861/
Masese8311,134/
Masisi836,023/
Mosesi831,679/
Magesi83236/
Majesi83187/
Masegi8311/
Masezi836/
Mazzesi77195/
Maggesi77135/
Madjesi7727/
Magesis7717/
Moseisi778/
Magiesi774/
Maseseh772/
Masisai772/
Maseigi771/
Maisese771/
Majesih771/
Mazisei771/
Moosesi771/
Mahsese771/
Masgezi771/
Maseese771/
Masesay771/
Maseser771/
Majjesi771/
Mahjesi771/
Mazesid771/
Moisesi771/
Magises770/
Masaisai71102/
Masuisui7121/
Maseesee711/
Maiseuse711/
Magezi6719,138/
Magese675,425/
Masige673,974/
Mosese672,875/
Mogesi672,519/
Mazise67867/
Masege67853/
Majezi67467/
Masize67313/
Masigi67177/
Mosegi67150/
Majeji6788/
Magisi6733/
Majese6728/
Maseje6720/
Mageji6715/
Mazisi6714/
Masise6714/
Magise6713/
Majisi6712/
Mosesy6710/
Masizi678/
Masije677/
Majesy676/
Mazeci676/
Mojesi675/
Majegi675/
Mazese672/
Maseze672/
Mazezi672/
Macezi672/
Masiji672/
Maceci671/
Mosezi671/
Magegi671/
Majise671/
Maidjeses671/
Masejy671/
Mosesaaid671/

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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 Masesi
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