Masileti Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Masileti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Masileti Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Masileti (4) may also be a first name.

Masileti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masileti is found most frequently in Zambia. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masileti? popularity and diffusion

The last name Masileti is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Masileti is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masileti live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 4 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia Masileti is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 50 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majileti883/
Masilyti881/
Maciletti821/
Mogileti754/
Mageleti751/
Maselaiti711/
Maselaitis671/
Mazelete639/
Mazilita634/
Maselyte632/
Mogiliti631/
Magility630/
Maggelete591/
Mogilishtti531/
Mazylyte5027/
Mazelyte505/
Mazelita502/
Mazelite500/
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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 Masileti
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