Masele Surname
Approximately 28,959 people bear this surname
Masele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 20,969 | 1:2,525 | 340 |
| DR Congo | 6,985 | 1:10,577 | 1,302 |
| South Africa | 623 | 1:86,963 | 10,693 |
| Zambia | 155 | 1:102,258 | 8,141 |
| Botswana | 105 | 1:20,828 | 4,170 |
| Lesotho | 50 | 1:40,651 | 6,911 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Masele (10,684) may also be a first name.
Masele Demographics
Average Masele Salary in
South Africa
R 106,584
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masele Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masele (Marathi: मासेळे, Oriya: ମାେସେଲ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masele? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 18,998th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,650 people. The last name Masele occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masele are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Masele is also the 58,621st most frequent first name in the world, held by 10,684 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 20,969 people, or 1 in 2,525. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Shinyanga Region, where 25 percent are found, Geita Region, where 17 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Masele Last Name Statistics demography
Masele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.15% less than the national average, earning R 106,584 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masele in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେସେଲ | maesela | - |
| Masele in the Marathi language | ||
| मासेळे | masele | - |
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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
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- 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 Masele
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