Masekela Surname
Approximately 2,034 people bear this surname
Masekela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,994 | 1:27,170 | 3,472 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Masekela (725) may also be a first name.
Masekela Demographics
Average Masekela Salary in
United States
$28,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Masekela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masekela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masekela is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masekela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 204,296th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,582,864 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Masekela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masekela is also the 306,386th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 725 people.
Masekela is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,994 people, or 1 in 27,170. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 47 percent are found, Limpopo, where 46 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Masekela is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Masekela Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Masekela earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning R 191,316 per year and in United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD 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 Masekela
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