Masela Surname
Approximately 14,712 people bear this surname
Masela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 8,031 | 1:9,199 | 1,132 |
| South Africa | 3,392 | 1:15,972 | 2,020 |
| Indonesia | 1,842 | 1:71,797 | 7,729 |
| Zambia | 730 | 1:21,712 | 2,371 |
| Uganda | 321 | 1:121,618 | 11,523 |
| Tanzania | 128 | 1:413,606 | 29,126 |
| Lesotho | 57 | 1:35,659 | 6,371 |
| Kenya | 56 | 1:824,641 | 32,113 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Masela (3,570) may also be a first name.
Masela Demographics
Average Masela Salary in
South Africa
R 145,272
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masela (Hindi: मासेला, Oriya: ମେସଲା) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Masela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masela is the 35,852nd most common surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 495,347 people. The last name Masela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Masela are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 118,522nd most widespread forename in the world It is held by 3,570 people.
The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 8,031 people, or 1 in 9,199. Aside from The DR Congo Masela is found in 34 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.
Masela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Masela surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Masela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.87% less than the national average, earning R 145,272 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masela in the Hindi language | ||
| मासेला | masela | 86.67 |
| मसेला | masela | 13.33 |
| Masela in the Oriya language | ||
| ମେସଲା | mesala | 50 |
| ମାେସଲା | maesala | 50 |
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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 Masela
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