Masoka Surname
Approximately 11,265 people bear this surname
Masoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5,082 | 1:10,661 | 1,323 |
| DR Congo | 3,236 | 1:22,831 | 2,883 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,281 | 1:12,052 | 1,598 |
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Zambia | 511 | 1:31,017 | 3,186 |
| Tanzania | 209 | 1:253,309 | 20,479 |
| Indonesia | 200 | 1:661,246 | 51,715 |
| Lesotho | 76 | 1:26,744 | 5,250 |
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Masoka (1,608) may also be a first name.
Masoka Demographics
Average Masoka Salary in
United States
$65,048 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Masoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masoka (Oriya: ମେଶାକା, Russian: Масока) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masoka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masoka is the 46,025th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 646,919 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Masoka live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Masoka is also the 192,699th most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 1,608 people.
This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,082 people, or 1 in 10,661. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 26 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 22 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 22 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.
Masoka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Masoka surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Masoka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.13% less than the national average, earning R 128,004 per year and in United States they earn 50.75% more than the national average, earning $65,048 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masoka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masoka in the Oriya language | ||
| ମେଶାକା | mesaka | 50 |
| ମେସାକା | mesaka | 50 |
| Masoka in the Russian language | ||
| Масока | masoka | - |
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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 Masoka
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