Masalun Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Masalun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masalun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Masalun (16) may also be a first name.

Masalun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masalun (Hindi: मसलून) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masalun? popularity and diffusion

Masalun is the 4,908,606th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Masalun reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename at a global level, held by 16 people.

Masalun is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,949,422. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sabah, where 90 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Masalun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masalun in the Hindi language
मसलूनmasaluna80
मसलुनmasaluna20

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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 Masalun
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