Masoabi Surname

241,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Masoabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masoabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,1831:1,718179
South Africa4671:116,01213,849
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Masoabi (752) may also be a first name.

Masoabi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masoabi occurs most in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Masoabi.

How Common Is The Last Name Masoabi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 241,430th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,403,351 people. The surname Masoabi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masoabi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 299,703rd most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 752 people.

Masoabi is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 1,183 people, or 1 in 1,718. In Lesotho Masoabi is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 39 percent are found, Qacha's Nek District, where 23 percent are found and Berea District, where 13 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Masoabi Last Name Statistics demography

Masoabi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.33% less than the national average, earning R 158,424 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 Masoabi
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