Masilela Surname

11,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Masilela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masilela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa41,2661:1,313145
Swaziland5,0021:26059
Zimbabwe4421:34,9285,388
England771:723,61140,488
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Masilela (31) may also be a first name.

Masilela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masilela is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Masilela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masilela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masilela is the 11,984th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 155,604 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masilela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Masilela is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname Masilela is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 41,266 people, or 1 in 1,313. In South Africa Masilela is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and Limpopo, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Swaziland, where 11 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Masilela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Masilela earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 38.8% less than the national average, earning R 145,440 per year and in United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Masilela
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