Masonde Surname
Approximately 617 people bear this surname
Masonde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 511 | 1:31,017 | 3,186 |
| Namibia | 45 | 1:53,542 | 6,362 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Masonde (12) may also be a first name.
Masonde Demographics
Average Masonde Salary in
South Africa
R 235,428
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Masonde Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masonde Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masonde occurs most in Zambia. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masonde? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masonde is the 525,631st most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,811,258 people. Masonde occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Masonde live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
It is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 31,017. In Zambia it is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 59 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 18 percent live and Southern Province, where 13 percent live. Besides Zambia this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Masonde Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Masonde has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Masonde surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Masonde Last Name Statistics demography
Masonde earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning R 235,428 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 Masonde
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