Malasheka Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Malasheka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Malasheka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malasheka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malasheka has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malasheka? popularity and diffusion
Malasheka is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Malasheka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malasheka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 482,445. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 53 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malashehka | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mahlaseka | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malasheski | 84 | 9 | / |
| Maleseka | 82 | 56 | / |
| Malasaka | 82 | 2 | / |
| Malasika | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malaseke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Malasheikhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahlazeka | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malashako | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malacheke | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malaszecki | 74 | 16 | / |
| Malacheski | 74 | 9 | / |
| Malachesky | 74 | 7 | / |
| Malashiker | 74 | 1 | / |
| Malaszycka | 74 | 1 | / |
| Malasiki | 71 | 12 | / |
| Melaseca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malasaca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maleceka | 71 | 0 | / |
| Malasique | 67 | 506 | / |
| Melasecca | 67 | 170 | / |
| Mollasheikhi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Malacheco | 67 | 4 | / |
| Melasseca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahlaceca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mollasheikhy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Malasheka
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