Masuke Surname
Approximately 5,044 people bear this surname
Masuke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,905 | 1:10,793 | 1,396 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Masuke (2,300) may also be a first name.
Masuke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masuke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masuke (Hindi: मनसुक, Marathi: मासुके) is found most in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masuke? popularity and diffusion
Masuke is the 94,473rd most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,444,795 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masuke are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Masuke is also the 155,407th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 2,300 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,905 people, or 1 in 10,793. In Tanzania Masuke is most frequent in: Simiyu Region, where 74 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 7 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masuke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masuke in the Hindi language | ||
| मनसुक | manasuka | - |
| Masuke in the Marathi language | ||
| मासुके | masuke | 25 |
| मसूके | masuke | 25 |
| मसुके | masuke | 25 |
| मासूके | masuke | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Masuke
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