Masket Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Masket Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1731:47,1315,852
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Masket (296) may also be a first name.

Masket Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masket (Russian: Маскет) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masket? popularity and diffusion

It is the 763,307th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Masket are found; 46 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 46 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 512,632nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 296 people.

The last name Masket is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 47,131. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Enga, where 68 percent live, National Capital District, where 12 percent live and Western Highlands, where 12 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Masket exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Kenya, where 21 percent live.

Masket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Masket has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Masket surname grew 3,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Masket Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Masket last name are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

Masket earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.35% more than the national average, earning $72,211 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maskete927/
Mashket924/
Maskett921/
Measketh864/
Maschket862/
Mashkets861/
Maskit8395/
Mosket8320/
Masked832/
Mesket831/
Masketova801/
Masquet7771/
Mashkyt779/
Mashkit774/
Measkit774/
Meskiet773/
Maskite772/
Maskait771/
Maschet771/
Mhasked771/
Mashketova7572/
Matskoyt71122/
Masquete7156/
Matskoit7116/
Maschett712/
Meschket711/
Masskitt710/
Moskit6789/
Masquette678/
Matskoyts671/
Maskid671/
Meskit670/

Masket Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masket in the Russian language
Маскетmasket-

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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
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  • 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 Masket
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