Masheka Surname
Approximately 2,214 people bear this surname
Masheka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,368 | 1:54,006 | 6,504 |
| Zambia | 635 | 1:24,961 | 2,657 |
| Zimbabwe | 168 | 1:91,894 | 13,153 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Masheka (369) may also be a first name.
Masheka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masheka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masheka (Russian: Машека) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Masheka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masheka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 190,581st most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,291,574 people. The last name Masheka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masheka are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Masheka is also the 452,461st most prevalent first name globally, held by 369 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,368 people, or 1 in 54,006. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 29 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masheka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masheka in the Russian language | ||
| Машека | maseka | - |
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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 Masheka
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