Maseretse Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maseretse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maseretse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1021:19,9274,152
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631

Maseretse (33) may also be a first name.

Maseretse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maseretse is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Maseretse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maseretse is the 1,718,748th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Maseretse occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maseretse live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name internationally, held by 33 people.

The last name Maseretse is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 19,927. In Lesotho Maseretse is primarily concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 87 percent live, Leribe District, where 8 percent live and Berea District, where 3 percent live. Aside from Lesotho it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Maseretse Last Name Statistics demography

Maseretse earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.96% more than the national average, earning R 308,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Maseretse9528/
Maserese947/
Maseres88119/
Maseresh824/
Maseresa824/
Masseres822/
Macerese821/
Maseresha7812,717/
Maseritsi78103/
Maisieres7839/
Mazzerese7810/
Majeres75325/
Mazeres75266/
Maceres75220/
Moseres7511/
Mageres752/
Móseres752/
Masires751/
Maseeresha741/
Masaratshe741/
Mazieres711,553/
Mazyrets7175/
Mazeries7157/
Masheris7123/
Maseritz718/
Massires715/
Magieres714/
Masiresh711/
Masiresa711/
Madjeres711/
Mosieres711/
Maceires711/
Masiresha672,415/
Maizieres67332/
Mahsereci67169/
Mayzieres671/

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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 Maseretse
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