Maselwa Surname

366,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Maselwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maselwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8401:64,4978,107
Botswana1381:15,8473,103
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Maselwa (125) may also be a first name.

Maselwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maselwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maselwa? popularity and diffusion

Maselwa is the 366,882nd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,421,126 people. The surname Maselwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maselwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 832,731st most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 125 people.

The surname Maselwa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 840 people, or 1 in 64,497. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 30 percent reside, North West, where 28 percent reside and Gauteng, where 22 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 14 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Maselwa Last Name Statistics demography

Maselwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.84% less than the national average, earning R 140,592 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashelwa934/
Matsielwa881/
Masilwa8670/
Moselwa8658/
Majelwa862/
Maslwat861/
Maselua861/
Maselwe861/
Maxelwa861/
Mosellwa805/
Majelwad802/
Matjelwa801/
Maslva774/
Maselwood751/
Mojelwa71189/
Masilua71164/
Moslewa718/
Magelua711/
MacElwee67160/
Maiselvi6716/
Magilwad678/
Meiselva673/
Motjelwa672/
Machelua671/
Mgocelwa671/
Mosselbay631/
MacLua622/
Mazilwe571/
Macluay571/
MacElby571/
Macilwee5311/
Machluah534/
Mazilbai532/

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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 Maselwa
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