Masithela Surname

423,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Masithela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masithela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5251:103,19612,480
Lesotho2911:6,9851,495
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Masithela (100) may also be a first name.

Masithela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masithela occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masithela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 423,328th most common family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,908,980 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masithela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masithela is also the 946,056th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 100 people.

The surname Masithela is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 103,196. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and North West, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 36 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Masithela Last Name Statistics demography

Masithela earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.27% less than the national average, earning R 208,476 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 Masithela
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