Masika Surname
Approximately 103,432 people bear this surname
Masika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 68,174 | 1:573 | 31 |
| Kenya | 20,766 | 1:2,224 | 345 |
| DR Congo | 8,147 | 1:9,068 | 1,119 |
| Tanzania | 3,811 | 1:13,892 | 1,811 |
| Zimbabwe | 633 | 1:24,389 | 3,698 |
| Malawi | 392 | 1:43,671 | 6,239 |
| South Africa | 369 | 1:146,823 | 16,737 |
| Swaziland | 303 | 1:4,284 | 317 |
| Zambia | 213 | 1:74,413 | 6,404 |
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Indonesia | 95 | 1:1,392,097 | 95,389 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90 | 1:90,597 | 12,060 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Moldova | 13 | 1:273,951 | 23,172 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
The alternate forms: Mašika (21) are calculated separately.
Masika (10,631) may also be a first name.
Masika Demographics
Masika Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masika (Hindi: मासिका, Marathi: मािसका, Oriya: ମାଶିକା, Russian: Масика) is found most in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms: Mašika. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masika? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,478th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 70,457 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masika are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Masika is also the 58,798th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 10,631 people.
The surname Masika is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 68,174 people, or 1 in 573. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kasese District, where 74 percent reside, Bundibugyo District, where 10 percent reside and Kabarole District, where 3 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Masika Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (99%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Masika surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Masika earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.15% less than the national average, earning R 215,892 per year and in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masika in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଶିକା | masika | - |
| Masika in the Marathi language | ||
| मािसका | maisaka | 62.5 |
| मासीका | masika | 37.5 |
| Masika in the Hindi language | ||
| मासिका | masika | 44.44 |
| मसिका | masika | 33.33 |
| मसीका | masika | 11.11 |
| मासीका | masika | 11.11 |
| Masika in the Russian language | ||
| Масика | masika | - |
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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 Masika
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