Maseru Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Maseru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maseru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho5291:3,842721
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Maseru (391) may also be a first name.

Maseru Last Name Facts

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

Maseru (Arabic: ماسيرو, Hindi: मसेरू) is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maseru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 503,100th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maseru live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 437,834th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 391 people.

The last name Maseru is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 529 people, or 1 in 3,842. In Lesotho Maseru is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 28 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 24 percent reside and Leribe District, where 16 percent reside. Not including Lesotho this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Maseru Last Name Statistics demography

Maseru earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.79% less than the national average, earning R 55,152 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maseru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maseru in the Hindi language
मसेरूmaseru-
Maseru in the Arabic language
ماسيروmasyrw-

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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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  • 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 Maseru
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