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
Masete Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masete (Marathi: मसेटे) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masete? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 74,032nd most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,096,531 people. The last name Masete is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masete reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 273,923rd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 881 people.
The last name Masete is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,727 people, or 1 in 11,461. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 19 percent reside and Kenya, where 6 percent reside.
Masete Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Masete last name is chiefly 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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