Masifane Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Masifane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masifane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033

Masifane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masifane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masifane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Masifane is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Masifane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masifane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 95 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent are found.

Masifane Last Name Statistics demography

Masifane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.4% less than the national average, earning R 56,088 per year.

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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 Masifane
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