Masakale Surname

298,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Masakale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masakale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho8151:2,494357
South Africa4251:127,47714,982
India361:21,307,372304,812
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Masakale (91) may also be a first name.

Masakale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masakale (Marathi: मसकले) occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Masakale.

How Common Is The Last Name Masakale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masakale is the 298,199th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,706,770 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Masakale live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 91 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 815 people, or 1 in 2,494. In Lesotho Masakale is most common in: Leribe District, where 33 percent live, Maseru District, where 33 percent live and Berea District, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Lesotho Masakale is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 33 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Masakale Last Name Statistics demography

Masakale earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.37% less than the national average, earning R 165,456 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Masakale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masakale in the Marathi language
मसकलेmasakale85.19
मसकाळेmasakale7.41
मसकळेmasakale7.41

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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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  • 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 Masakale
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