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 occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Masokeng.
How Common Is The Last Name Masokeng? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,691,963rd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masokeng reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Masokeng is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 110 people, or 1 in 18,478. In Lesotho it is most common in: Butha-Buthe District, where 95 percent reside, Leribe District, where 5 percent reside and Maseru District, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho it occurs 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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