Masalanga Surname
Approximately 408 people bear this surname
Masalanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 372 | 1:142,316 | 13,061 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
Masalanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masalanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masalanga is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masalanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 716,247th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masalanga reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Masalanga is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 372 people, or 1 in 142,316. In Tanzania Masalanga is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 60 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 23 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masalianga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Massalanga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Masalana | 94 | 40 | / |
| Matshalanga | 90 | 1 | / |
| Masalonga | 89 | 254 | / |
| Macalanga | 89 | 237 | / |
| Mazalanga | 89 | 62 | / |
| Maxalanga | 89 | 43 | / |
| Maselanga | 89 | 31 | / |
| Majalanga | 89 | 8 | / |
| Mashalana | 89 | 5 | / |
| Massalaga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Masalange | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matshahlanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maxhalanga | 84 | 73 | / |
| Matshalaga | 84 | 62 | / |
| Macalangga | 84 | 27 | / |
| Messalanga | 84 | 25 | / |
| Masalongga | 84 | 3 | / |
| Mashailana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Massalangi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Masalago | 82 | 487 | / |
| Masolana | 82 | 2 | / |
| Matshaulana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maxaulana | 78 | 181 | / |
| Machalaga | 78 | 19 | / |
| Motsalana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mosailana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macolanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masallano | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masaleano | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matchalangai | 76 | 1 | / |
| Massalongo | 74 | 230 | / |
| Mazzalonga | 74 | 24 | / |
| Maxhaulana | 74 | 15 | / |
| Massaliano | 74 | 4 | / |
| Masholange | 74 | 2 | / |
| Mascalongo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mosaahlana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Machalange | 74 | 1 | / |
| Masalona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosohlana | 67 | 49 | / |
| Masolongo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mazzaloga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Macholana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moselango | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Masalanga
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