Masebe Surname

104,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Masebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,3931:15,9672,018
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Botswana2541:8,6101,539
Zimbabwe2141:72,14110,697
Iran1441:533,21230,936
Zambia851:186,47012,510
Uganda681:574,10731,082
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Masebe (325) may also be a first name.

Masebe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masebe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Masebe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masebe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 104,135th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,616,222 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Masebe live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Masebe is also the 486,495th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 325 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,393 people, or 1 in 15,967. In South Africa Masebe is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Limpopo, where 37 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 10 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Botswana, where 6 percent live.

Masebe Last Name Statistics demography

Masebe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.92% less than the national average, earning R 152,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashebe92991/
Matsebe92866/
Massebe92408/
Masoebe92173/
Maisebe9257/
Masebhe9240/
Masebeh922/
Maseebe921/
Maesebe921/
Matshebe86173/
Maissebe8621/
Massebeu863/
Masseube862/
Mashebhe861/
Massebhe861/
Masebi832,751/
Masobe831,781/
Masabe83866/
Maseba83656/
Majebe83344/
Masibe83284/
Maseve83271/
Masewe83185/
Mazebe83163/
Mosebe83103/
Magebe8353/
Mesebe8338/
Macebe835/
Maxebe831/
Maseby830/
Masseubeu802/
Massebeis801/
Massabe771,990/
Mashabe771,001/
Masevhe77795/
Machebe77635/
Maseeva77511/
Matjebe77417/
Masheba77315/
Mashibe77278/
Motsebe77249/
Maisabe77144/
Mashobe77123/
Massobe77113/
Messebe7783/
Masabeu7758/
Masiebi7753/
Masseba7749/
Moshebe7746/
Magebhe7737/
Matsibe7732/
Mosebey7722/
Mashebi7717/
Massewe7716/
Maseboa7716/
Mashewe7711/
Masehwe779/
Masaebi776/
Mazhebe776/
Masabee775/
Matsebi775/
Maiseba774/
Maziebe774/
Madjebe774/
Masieba774/
Maisibe773/
Massebi773/
Masheve772/
Maiseve772/
Massibe772/
Masaabe772/
Maseaba771/
Masebai771/
Masebio771/
Majebei771/
Mmaseve771/
Masseve771/
Masabeh771/
Masabei771/
Masoebi771/
Maseeba771/
Maseebi771/
Masevet771/
Masevge771/
Maczebe771/
Majeebe771/
Maisebi771/
Mosebei771/
MacEbee770/
Mashabeh712,906/
Maissabe71545/
Motshebe71197/
Maiseeva71177/
Masheeva7151/
Masahabe7134/
Mosebets7131/
Mayseeva7126/
Madjeber7124/
Matchebe7116/
Massaebi715/
Massoebi714/
Mashibei714/
Mots'ebe713/
Mosebeth712/
Maissibe712/
Mmachebe712/
Mashiobe711/
Machebee711/
Massieba711/
Masssabe711/
Masseboy711/
Mashempe711/
Mashieba711/
Macieber711/
Maiseiba711/
Maidjebe711/
Motseabe711/
Moussebe711/
Messebei711/
Masevhep711/
Massabeu711/
Matsheve711/
Maseheba711/
Mashabea711/
Mashebha711/
Machebei711/
Maisseba711/
Massiber711/
Massever710/
Masibi673,363/
Mosebi672,951/
Masabi671,961/
Masiba671,229/
Moseby67753/
Majebi67459/
Maceba67380/
Mazibe67369/
Moseba67341/
Masewa67326/
Mosobe67287/
Masobi67225/
Mazeba67213/
Masaby67213/
Masive67183/
Maceve67172/
Macibe6791/
Mozebe6789/
Mazabe6768/
Majibe6742/
Mazebi6739/
Mahshabeh6733/
Mashevets6728/
Mosibe6728/
Mazeve6724/
Masiby6716/
Mosabe6713/
Masevi6711/
Magibe679/
Maxeby678/
Mahasabeh678/
Masiwe676/
Masewi675/
Mazobe675/
Mesabe674/
Magebi674/
Maseevich672/
Mascheeva672/
Mogebe672/
Maisheeva671/
Masabé671/
Masobé671/
Maissaabe671/
Mozabe671/
Mesebi671/
Matshitbe671/
Mojebe671/
Masscivee671/
Masoby670/

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Footnotes

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