Masete Surname
Approximately 6,646 people bear this surname
Masete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,727 | 1:11,461 | 1,429 |
| Uganda | 1,281 | 1:30,476 | 4,139 |
| Kenya | 429 | 1:107,645 | 9,251 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Masete (881) may also be a first name.
Masete Demographics
Average Masete Salary in
South Africa
R 162,444
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masete (Marathi: मसेटे) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Masete.
How Common Is The Last Name Masete? popularity and diffusion
Masete is the 74,032nd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,096,531 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Masete are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masete is also the 273,923rd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 881 people.
This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,727 people, or 1 in 11,461. In South Africa Masete is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 60 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Kenya, where 6 percent live.
Masete Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Masete last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Masete earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.64% less than the national average, earning R 162,444 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masete in the Marathi language | ||
| मसेटे | masete | - |
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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 Masete
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