Masala Surname
Approximately 39,671 people bear this surname
Masala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 13,648 | 1:5,413 | 624 |
| Tanzania | 9,479 | 1:5,585 | 737 |
| Italy | 7,455 | 1:8,203 | 1,174 |
| South Africa | 2,948 | 1:18,378 | 2,323 |
| Malawi | 2,117 | 1:8,086 | 1,225 |
| Botswana | 822 | 1:2,660 | 321 |
| India | 593 | 1:1,293,534 | 50,843 |
| France | 548 | 1:121,209 | 18,347 |
| Indonesia | 290 | 1:456,032 | 37,835 |
| Israel | 220 | 1:38,898 | 5,337 |
| Brazil | 144 | 1:1,486,627 | 49,780 |
| Romania | 142 | 1:141,393 | 15,165 |
| Argentina | 125 | 1:341,947 | 26,875 |
| Papua New Guinea | 108 | 1:75,497 | 9,888 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Zambia | 85 | 1:186,470 | 12,510 |
| Belgium | 79 | 1:145,527 | 20,575 |
| United States | 69 | 1:5,253,028 | 264,570 |
| Lesotho | 62 | 1:32,783 | 6,032 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| Greece | 50 | 1:221,596 | 34,567 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Philippines | 43 | 1:2,354,377 | 127,644 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Namibia | 30 | 1:80,313 | 7,828 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
The alternate forms: Mašala (73), Maşala (46) & Másala (1) are calculated separately.
Masala (9,066) may also be a first name.
Masala Demographics
Masala Political Affiliation
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Masala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masala (Bengali: মসলা, Hindi: मसाला, Marathi: मासाळा, Oriya: ମସଲା, Russian: Масала) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Mašala, Maşala or Másala. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,046th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 183,700 people. The last name Masala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Masala are found; 34 percent are found in Central Africa and 34 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 65,384th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 9,066 people.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 13,648 people, or 1 in 5,413. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent live and Italy, where 19 percent live.
Masala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Masala are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.25% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Masala earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 11.14% more than the national average, earning €33,376 per year; in South Africa they earn 23.06% less than the national average, earning R 182,832 per year; in United States they earn 23.53% more than the national average, earning $53,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.27% more than the national average, earning $71,680 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masala in the Bengali language | ||
| মসলা | masala | - |
| Masala in the Oriya language | ||
| ମସଲା | masala | 93.18 |
| ମାସାଲା | masala | 2.27 |
| ମସଳା | masala | 1.36 |
| ମସାଲା | masala | 0.45 |
| ମଶଲା | masala | 0.45 |
| ଅଜୟ | ajaya | 0.45 |
| ମାସଲା | masala | 0.45 |
| Masala in the Hindi language | ||
| मसाला | masala | 86.84 |
| मसला | masala | 7.89 |
| मासाला | masala | 5.26 |
| Masala in the Marathi language | ||
| मासाळा | masala | 63.64 |
| मसला | masala | 18.18 |
| मासळा | masala | 9.09 |
| मसाला | masala | 9.09 |
| Masala in the Russian language | ||
| Масала | masala | - |
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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 Masala
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