Masuku Surname
Approximately 78,828 people bear this surname
Masuku Surname Definition:
Masuku is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an indegenous edible wild fruit.
Masuku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 43,139 | 1:1,256 | 133 |
| Zimbabwe | 18,812 | 1:821 | 34 |
| Swaziland | 9,903 | 1:131 | 29 |
| DR Congo | 2,723 | 1:27,132 | 3,405 |
| Zambia | 1,360 | 1:11,654 | 1,345 |
| Indonesia | 1,004 | 1:131,722 | 13,179 |
| Malawi | 758 | 1:22,585 | 3,433 |
| Botswana | 541 | 1:4,042 | 595 |
| England | 223 | 1:249,857 | 20,242 |
| Namibia | 127 | 1:18,972 | 3,358 |
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Iceland | 14 | 1:27,149 | 2,069 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Masuku (469) may also be a first name.
Masuku Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Masuku is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: an indegenous edible wild fruit.
Masuku Demographics
Average Masuku Salary in
United States
$48,074 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Masuku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masuku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masuku (Marathi: मासुकु, Oriya: ମାସୁକୁ) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masuku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,201st most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 92,449 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Masuku reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 393,184th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 469 people.
This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 43,139 people, or 1 in 1,256. In South Africa Masuku is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 30 percent are found and Gauteng, where 26 percent are found. Other than South Africa it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent are found and Swaziland, where 13 percent are found.
Masuku Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Masuku earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.95% less than the national average, earning R 154,572 per year; in United States they earn 11.41% more than the national average, earning $48,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% more than the national average, earning $50,725 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashuku | 92 | 673 | / |
| Massuku | 92 | 27 | / |
| Masukku | 92 | 8 | / |
| Masueku | 92 | 4 | / |
| Maasuku | 92 | 4 | / |
| Masukus | 92 | 2 | / |
| Masukui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masuiku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masuhku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Measuku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masusku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matsuuku | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mashuuku | 86 | 6 | / |
| Mashukou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mashukku | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mosuku | 83 | 407 | / |
| Masoku | 83 | 125 | / |
| Mazuku | 83 | 32 | / |
| Majuku | 83 | 28 | / |
| Macuku | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mesuku | 83 | 4 | / |
| Masucu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Massoukou | 80 | 1,284 | / |
| Matsoukou | 80 | 80 | / |
| Matseukou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashiku | 77 | 5,420 | / |
| Muisuku | 77 | 575 | / |
| Meshuku | 77 | 41 | / |
| Mauzuku | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mosukup | 77 | 16 | / |
| Massiku | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mahsucu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Marzuku | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mazuuku | 77 | 10 | / |
| Masukoe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Mashoku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Masciku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Majukui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Madjuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Massucu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maxhuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mazukui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moosuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahjuku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masukoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mascucu | 77 | 0 | / |
| Maitsoukou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Massouckou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Madjukui | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mazoukou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Marzouku | 71 | 2 | / |
| Majeukou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Majoukou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mazeukeu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maishiku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machukui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madjukou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mesheuku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazuckui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moseukou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosoku | 67 | 161 | / |
| Madjoukou | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mozuku | 67 | 54 | / |
| Mazoku | 67 | 21 | / |
| Madjeukou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Madjuikui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mossoukou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Macucu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Madjuikou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Marzoukou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mauzoukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madjeukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macheukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousoukou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masocu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocuku | 67 | 1 | / |
Masuku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masuku in the Marathi language | ||
| मासुकु | masuku | - |
| Masuku in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାସୁକୁ | masuku | 50 |
| ମସୁକୁ | masuku | 50 |
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