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 found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,852nd most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 495,347 people. The last name Masela is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Masela reside; 55 percent reside in Central Africa and 55 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Masela is also the 118,522nd most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 3,570 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 8,031 people, or 1 in 9,199. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.
Masela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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