Masalesa Surname
Approximately 2,425 people bear this surname
Masalesa Surname User-submission:
Masalesa means 'dawn comes and disappears'. It is actually a sentence, masa asa a lesa. Dawn is not there for good but vanishes. This started centuries ago. Initially these people bore the Maphoto surname. A Maphoto woman gave birth to twins.
Read More About This SurnameMasalesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2,420 | 1:22,387 | 2,833 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Masalesa (64) may also be a first name.
Masalesa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Masalesa means 'dawn comes and disappears'. It is actually a sentence, masa asa a lesa. Dawn is not there for good but vanishes. This started centuries ago. Initially these people bore the Maphoto surname. A Maphoto woman gave birth to twins. It was seen as an omen (sehlola) to give birth to twins: one twin had to be sacrificed (killed). Fortunately the chief at the time was mourning the death of his mother. It was taboo to kill when nation was mourning. it could only be done after several years.
The mother of the twin to be executed took the baby to another chief far away. The one to be killed was the one born first. After many years the chief recalled the missing twin and sent his men to look among all the chiefs. Ultimately they found him and narrated the story to the hosting chief. The latter said that he guaranteed that he will never be killed.
The chief called the twin and introduced him to visitors. The chief said "Greet this men they are looking for you". The men said "Hello , how are you?" (Thobela, go jwang monna wa ga Mapoto?). He said "'Masa asa a lesa." They took him and when talking to him always said "Masa asa a lesa." and it became his name. When it has to be written it was brought together and shortened as Masalesa.
So many of the Maphotos started to identify themselves with him and of course all his descendants. To distinguish himself from his twin brother he also used that name and hence you hear "Masalesa a lephoto."
Masalesa and Maphoto is one and the same family. His life was spared.
- masalesalMasalesa Demographics
Average Masalesa Salary in
South Africa
R 162,456
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masalesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masalesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masalesa occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masalesa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masalesa is the 176,458th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,005,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masalesa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 64 people.
The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 2,420 people, or 1 in 22,387. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 43 percent live, Gauteng, where 43 percent live and North West, where 8 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Masalesa Last Name Statistics demography
Masalesa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.64% less than the national average, earning R 162,456 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masaletsa | 94 | 2 | / |
| Masalisa | 88 | 150 | / |
| Masalasa | 88 | 16 | / |
| Majalesa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Maselesa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Masalese | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mosalesa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Masalesi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Masaleso | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masolesa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mahsalisa | 82 | 25 | / |
| Masalitsa | 82 | 6 | / |
| Masaulisa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Masalge | 80 | 28 | / |
| Masalsi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Masolsa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masalaysay | 78 | 40 | / |
| Massalassa | 78 | 12 | / |
| Mashallsea | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mashallsay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mashaleshi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mosolesa | 75 | 136 | / |
| Masalche | 75 | 136 | / |
| Masolisa | 75 | 113 | / |
| Masalaza | 75 | 59 | / |
| Masalisi | 75 | 29 | / |
| Mojalesa | 75 | 20 | / |
| Mosalisa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Masalcha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Maisalge | 75 | 4 | / |
| Masolosa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maseleza | 75 | 2 | / |
| Masaliso | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masalica | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mashalza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masalise | 75 | 1 | / |
| Massalisi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mashalshi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maisalgee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majalisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masauliza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashaliza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhaisalge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashalise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masoelisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosaletse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosoelesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsalisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majalca | 67 | 761 | / |
| Masalci | 67 | 458 | / |
| Massalissi | 67 | 59 | / |
| Macalso | 67 | 40 | / |
| Masalji | 67 | 19 | / |
| Massalshos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moiseelesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosalsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masalgi | 67 | 1 | / |
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