Masevu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Masevu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Masevu (59) may also be a first name.
Masevu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masevu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masevu occurs in Kenya more 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 Masevu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masevu live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masevu is also the 1,282,666th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 59 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Makueni County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masevhu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Masevau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matshevu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Masewu | 83 | 3,510 | / |
| Masebu | 83 | 823 | / |
| Masavu | 83 | 146 | / |
| Majevu | 83 | 110 | / |
| Masivu | 83 | 75 | / |
| Masovu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Magevu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mazevu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maxevu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Matsevush | 80 | 8 | / |
| Machevu | 77 | 62 | / |
| Masaveu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Mashavu | 77 | 36 | / |
| Masoveu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Matsivu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mhasebu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Masiebu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Massebu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mashewu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mashebu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Masoweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matsebu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mazevou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masempu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Machevus | 71 | 16 | / |
| Massebeu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mashoewu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mathsewu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massaveu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masempou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masawu | 67 | 568 | / |
| Masibu | 67 | 344 | / |
| Magewu | 67 | 147 | / |
| Mazewu | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mazovu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Masiwu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Magebu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Macebu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mosebu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masseubeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazivu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Masowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massebeus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesewu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mesivu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazebu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazavu | 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
- 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 Masevu
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