Maselu Surname
Approximately 238 people bear this surname
Maselu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Maselu (45) may also be a first name.
Maselu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maselu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maselu (Marathi: मासेलु) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maselu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,052,587th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 30,619,941 people. The last name Maselu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maselu are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 45 people.
The last name Maselu is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maselu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maselu in the Marathi language | ||
| मासेलु | maselu | - |
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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 Maselu
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