Masiku Surname

80,368th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Masiku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masiku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,4771:4,924685
Tanzania9851:53,7485,901
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Zimbabwe3391:45,5416,999
Indonesia3141:421,17635,391
Zambia2631:60,2665,462
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Namibia41:602,35012,421
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Masiku (829) may also be a first name.

Masiku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masiku is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masiku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 80,368th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,202,169 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Masiku are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 283,643rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 829 people.

It is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,477 people, or 1 in 4,924. Excluding Malawi this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 16 percent reside and Ghana, where 7 percent reside.

Masiku Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Masiku earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning R 181,308 per year and in United States they earn 46.62% less than the national average, earning $23,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashiku925,420/
Massiku9215/
Maesiku9211/
Masikau929/
Masikut925/
Masikou924/
Masikku923/
Masciku921/
Masuiku921/
Masikui921/
Masikuh921/
Masikuz921/
Massikou86148/
Matsikou8613/
Matsikeu861/
Matsieku861/
Maishiku861/
Maziku8323,303/
Mesiku833,336/
Maseku83711/
Majiku83300/
Mosiku834/
Maxiku832/
Masyku831/
Massiekou801/
Masheku77799/
Mazikou77429/
Mazikui773/
Masekou772/
Messiku772/
Majikou772/
Madziku772/
Muisiku772/
Masikoe771/
Masikoo771/
Madjiku771/
Meshiku771/
Mesikku771/
Mesikou771/
Mazikut771/
Majikut771/
Mousikou71115/
Mesaikou7143/
Messikou7140/
Mosaikou7120/
Massekou7120/
Mazeikus718/
Maziekus717/
Massicou712/
Madjikou712/
Machikeu711/
Mesigkou711/
Madjikeu711/
Majeku67652/
Mazeku6789/
Matchikeu6716/
Moseku6714/
Moussikou6712/
Madjuikui6712/
Madzhikhu6710/
Machikaus673/
Madjuikou672/
Mojiku672/
Massicaut671/
Majicu671/
Maceku671/
Maichikou671/

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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 Masiku
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