Masobela Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

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

Masobela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masobela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1961:276,41727,312
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Masobela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masobela is found most in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Masobela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masobela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,198,640th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masobela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 276,417. In South Africa Masobela is most common in: Gauteng, where 51 percent are found, North West, where 40 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa Masobela exists in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Masobela Last Name Statistics demography

Masobela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.47% less than the national average, earning R 134,328 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 Masobela
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