Masoleng Surname

416,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Masoleng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masoleng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7091:76,4149,497
Lesotho1221:16,6603,584
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Masoleng (13) may also be a first name.

Masoleng Last Name Facts

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

Masoleng is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masoleng? popularity and diffusion

Masoleng is the 416,572nd most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,727,600 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masoleng reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 709 people, or 1 in 76,414. In South Africa Masoleng is most common in: Free State, where 42 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 23 percent reside and Gauteng, where 20 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 15 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Masoleng Last Name Statistics demography

Masoleng earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.09% less than the national average, earning R 156,624 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
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  • 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 Masoleng
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