Masokeng Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Masokeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 110 | 1:18,478 | 3,925 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
Masokeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masokeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masokeng has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masokeng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,691,963rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masokeng reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Masokeng is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 18,478. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 95 percent reside, Leribe District, where 5 percent reside and Maseru District, where 1 percent reside. Other than Lesotho Masokeng exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massokeng | 94 | 10 | / |
| Mosokeng | 88 | 7 | / |
| Masakeng | 88 | 3 | / |
| Majokeng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mashakeng | 82 | 449 | / |
| Messokeng | 82 | 16 | / |
| Mashekeng | 82 | 5 | / |
| Mosokoeng | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mazoukeng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mazockeng | 82 | 1 | / |
| Madjoukeng | 78 | 3 | / |
| Mosakeng | 75 | 476 | / |
| Mezakeng | 75 | 39 | / |
| Mezokeng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mozakeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mosekeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mojokeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazekeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Majakeng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mosiekeng | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mazouking | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moshakeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazeukeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macheukeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mezekeng | 63 | 17 | / |
| Mezaking | 63 | 1 | / |
| Meshaking | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Masokeng
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