Masitu Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Masitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Masitu (54) may also be a first name.

Masitu Last Name Facts

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

Masitu (Hindi: मसीतू) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masitu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Masitu is the 780,352nd most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masitu are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 54 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 356 people, or 1 in 207,527. Apart from The DR Congo Masitu is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashitu9229/
Massitu924/
Massittu865/
Matsitou861/
Matshitu861/
Mashithu861/
Majitu8384/
Masetu8325/
Magitu8323/
Macitu836/
Mazitu835/
Mositu832/
Mesitu831/
Massietou801/
Masitoe7776/
Mesitou775/
Maijitu772/
Masethu771/
Mositup771/
Matshetu719/
Massetou713/
Mositheu711/
Machiteu711/
Masseteu711/
Meseitou711/
Moussitou672,884/
Mosetu6731/
Messeitou6720/
Magetu6720/
Mogitu6720/
Majetu673/
Mocitu671/
Matshethu671/
Mesetu671/

Masitu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masitu in the Hindi language
मसीतूmasitu71.43
मसीटूmasitu14.29
मसीतुmasitu14.29

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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 Masitu
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