Magasela Surname

159,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Magasela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Magasela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,7351:19,8092,497
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Magasela (88) may also be a first name.

Magasela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Magasela Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Magasela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Magasela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 159,215th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,658,718 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Magasela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,017,994th most common forename throughout the world, held by 88 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,735 people, or 1 in 19,809. In South Africa Magasela is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 69 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Magasela is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Magasela Last Name Statistics demography

Magasela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.17% less than the national average, earning R 173,076 per year.

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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 Magasela
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