Maseleka Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Maseleka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maseleka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2291:231,18619,065
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maseleka (35) may also be a first name.

Maseleka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maseleka is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maseleka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 596,518th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maseleka are found; 53 percent are found in Southern Africa and 53 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 35 people.

The surname Maseleka is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 231,186. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 59 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 39 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 40 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Maseleka Last Name Statistics demography

Maseleka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.71% less than the national average, earning R 52,968 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
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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 Maseleka
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