Masila Surname
Approximately 13,943 people bear this surname
Masila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11,093 | 1:4,163 | 601 |
| South Africa | 778 | 1:69,637 | 8,689 |
| Tanzania | 708 | 1:74,776 | 7,776 |
| DR Congo | 568 | 1:130,070 | 13,970 |
| Indonesia | 170 | 1:777,936 | 59,310 |
| Tonga | 140 | 1:767 | 219 |
| Thailand | 119 | 1:593,600 | 101,063 |
| Lesotho | 89 | 1:22,838 | 4,668 |
| Botswana | 61 | 1:35,851 | 7,015 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
Masila (5,385) may also be a first name.
Masila Demographics
Average Masila Salary in
United States
$24,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Masila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masila (Arabic: مسيله, Hindi: मसीला, Marathi: मािसला, Oriya: ମାସିଲା) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masila? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 37,762nd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 522,667 people. The surname Masila is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Masila live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Masila is also the 91,784th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 5,385 people.
The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 11,093 people, or 1 in 4,163. In Kenya Masila is mostly concentrated in: Makueni County, where 26 percent are found, Kitui County, where 25 percent are found and Machakos County, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.
Masila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Masila surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Masila earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 51.82% less than the national average, earning R 114,504 per year and in United States they earn 44.09% less than the national average, earning $24,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masila in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାସିଲା | masila | 60 |
| ମସିଲା | masila | 20 |
| ମାଶିଲା | masila | 10 |
| ମାସିଳା | masila | 10 |
| Masila in the Marathi language | ||
| मािसला | maisala | 57.14 |
| मसीला | masila | 14.29 |
| मासीला | masila | 14.29 |
| मासला | masala | 7.14 |
| माशीला | masila | 7.14 |
| Masila in the Hindi language | ||
| मसीला | masila | 42.55 |
| मसिला | masila | 40.43 |
| मासिला | masila | 12.77 |
| मासीला | masila | 4.26 |
| Masila in the Arabic language | ||
| مسيله | msylh | - |
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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 Masila
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