Masikana Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Masikana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masikana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4641:116,76213,919
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Masikana (82) may also be a first name.

Masikana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masikana is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masikana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 639,219th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,309,970 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masikana are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masikana is also the 1,060,447th most widespread first name globally, borne by 82 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 464 people, or 1 in 116,762. In South Africa Masikana is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Masikana Last Name Statistics demography

Masikana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.32% less than the national average, earning R 141,828 per year.

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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 Masikana
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