Masilanga Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Masilanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 337 | 1:157,097 | 14,110 |
| DR Congo | 267 | 1:276,703 | 25,802 |
Masilanga (28) may also be a first name.
Masilanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masilanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masilanga has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masilanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 534,162nd most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,065,473 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masilanga live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous given name globally, held by 28 people.
The surname Masilanga is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 157,097. In Tanzania Masilanga is mostly found in: Rukwa Region, where 74 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 25 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashilanga | 95 | 15 | / |
| Masilana | 94 | 264 | / |
| Matshilanga | 90 | 1 | / |
| Majilanga | 89 | 107 | / |
| Mashilana | 89 | 32 | / |
| Maselanga | 89 | 31 | / |
| Massilana | 89 | 6 | / |
| Mosilanga | 89 | 4 | / |
| Masilyana | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mazilanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Matshilana | 84 | 19 | / |
| Maisilange | 84 | 2 | / |
| Majilangah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Massiliana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mashailana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maselana | 82 | 814 | / |
| Masilago | 82 | 247 | / |
| Mazilana | 82 | 27 | / |
| Masiloga | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mazilaga | 82 | 2 | / |
| Maxilana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Macilana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Magelanga | 78 | 792 | / |
| Majelanga | 78 | 277 | / |
| Masetlana | 78 | 104 | / |
| Masehlana | 78 | 8 | / |
| Masilongo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mosailana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matselana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mashelana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mascilongo | 74 | 263 | / |
| Massilongo | 74 | 76 | / |
| Mashilongo | 74 | 4 | / |
| Matshelana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mosuilangi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Machelanga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mashilanei | 74 | 1 | / |
| Macilhagga | 74 | 0 | / |
| Moselana | 71 | 207 | / |
| Maselago | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masilona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazelana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masciolongo | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mosehlana | 67 | 365 | / |
| Mosilonge | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mosetlana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moselange | 67 | 4 | / |
| Macelanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maxcilano | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moselango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maxilongo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Masilanga
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