Masalalija Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Masalalija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Masalalija Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho221:92,38910,629
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Masalalija Last Name Facts

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

Masalalija occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Masalalija click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masalalija? popularity and diffusion

Masalalija is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masalalija reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 92,389. In Lesotho Masalalija is most numerous in: Berea District, where 86 percent are found and Maseru District, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masalalae8498/
Mayisela Elijah721/
Mahachalalai64199/

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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 Masalalija
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