Masongela Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Masongela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 311 | 1:170,230 | 14,948 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Masongela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masongela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masongela is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Masongela? popularity and diffusion
Masongela is the 855,216th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masongela are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 170,230. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 96 percent live, Tanga Region, where 3 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
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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 Masongela
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