Masipha Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

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

Masipha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masipha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588

Masipha (11) may also be a first name.

Masipha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masipha is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masipha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Masipha is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Masipha are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

The last name Masipha is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 56 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 21 percent live and Western Cape, where 12 percent live. Not including South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 8 percent live.

Masipha Last Name Statistics demography

Masipha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.92% less than the national average, earning R 59,604 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 Masipha
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