Masale Surname
Approximately 3,613 people bear this surname
Masale Surname Definition:
Masale is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: grass / pasture.
Masale Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,641 | 1:467,438 | 23,935 |
| DR Congo | 698 | 1:105,845 | 11,745 |
| Tanzania | 318 | 1:166,483 | 14,737 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Botswana | 143 | 1:15,293 | 2,975 |
| Iran | 118 | 1:650,699 | 35,122 |
| Kenya | 109 | 1:423,669 | 23,058 |
| South Africa | 109 | 1:497,043 | 40,551 |
| Lesotho | 107 | 1:18,996 | 4,007 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Uganda | 38 | 1:1,027,349 | 44,109 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Mašale (1) & Mašalė (1) are calculated separately.
Masale (2,398) may also be a first name.
Masale Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Masale is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: grass / pasture.
Masale Demographics
Masale Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masale Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masale (Hindi: मसाले, Marathi: मसळे, Oriya: ମସେଲ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Mašale or Mašalė. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masale? popularity and diffusion
Masale is the 125,880th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,017,035 people. Masale occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Masale are found; 49 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 151,556th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 2,398 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 1,641 people, or 1 in 467,438. In India Masale is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 72 percent are found, Karnataka, where 25 percent are found and Bihar, where 2 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.
Masale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Masale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.55% more than the national average, earning R 315,000 per year and in United States they earn 48.69% less than the national average, earning $22,138 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masale Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masale in the Hindi language | ||
| मसाले | masale | - |
| Masale in the Oriya language | ||
| ମସେଲ | masela | - |
| Masale in the Marathi language | ||
| मसळे | masale | 33.84 |
| मसाले | masale | 21.73 |
| मासाळे | masale | 16.92 |
| मसाळे | masale | 16.22 |
| मासले | masale | 3.53 |
| मासळे | masale | 2.09 |
| मसले | masale | 1.27 |
| माशाळे | masale | 0.58 |
| मासाळ | masala | 0.58 |
| हसळे | hasale | 0.35 |
| मासाले | masale | 0.35 |
| मासलेपा | masalepa | 0.12 |
| मुसले | musale | 0.12 |
| मसळी | masali | 0.12 |
| मासळेे | masalee | 0.12 |
| हसले | hasale | 0.12 |
| रसाळे | rasale | 0.12 |
| मसऴे | masale | 0.12 |
| माराळे | marale | 0.12 |
| मंगळ | mangala | 0.12 |
| मुसळे | musale | 0.12 |
| मसाऴे | masale | 0.12 |
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