Masando Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Masando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe541:285,89329,291
Zambia501:316,99817,478
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Masando (26) may also be a first name.

Masando Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masando is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masando? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,596,935th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. Masando is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Masando are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masando is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 26 people.

Masando is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 285,893. In Zimbabwe Masando is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 61 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 31 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 2 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 39 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Masando Last Name Statistics demography

Masando earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.69% less than the national average, earning R 31,632 per year.

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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 Masando
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