Masupa Surname

335,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zambia

Masupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4941:109,67113,198
Zambia4021:39,4283,917
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Namibia351:68,8407,364
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Masupa (226) may also be a first name.

Masupa Last Name Facts

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

Masupa (Hindi: मसुपा, Marathi: मासुपा) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masupa? popularity and diffusion

Masupa is the 335,097th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,619,024 people. Masupa is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Masupa live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Masupa is also the 598,137th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 226 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 494 people, or 1 in 109,671. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 42 percent reside, Free State, where 25 percent reside and Limpopo, where 20 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 37 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Masupa Last Name Statistics demography

Masupa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.56% less than the national average, earning R 162,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Masupa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masupa in the Hindi language
मसुपाmasupa-
Masupa in the Marathi language
मासुपाmasupa50
मसुपाmasupa50

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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 Masupa
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