Masebele Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Masebele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masebele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe311:498,00841,116
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Masebele (50) may also be a first name.

Masebele Last Name Facts

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

Masebele occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masebele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masebele are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masebele is also the 1,412,538th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 50 people.

Masebele is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 498,008. In Zimbabwe Masebele is most prevalent in: Matabeleland South Province, where 48 percent live, Bulawayo Province, where 32 percent live and Matabeleland North Province, where 19 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Masebele is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

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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 Masebele
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