Masholo Surname
Approximately 211 people bear this surname
Masholo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Masholo (15) may also be a first name.
Masholo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masholo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masholo occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masholo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,140,742nd most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masholo live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 15 people.
The surname Masholo is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Barring The DR Congo Masholo exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Masholo
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