Mashaba Surname
Approximately 50,231 people bear this surname
Mashaba Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'buyer'. In Mozambique it's spelled Machava and in the Republic of South Africa it's spelled Mashaba.
Mashaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 47,885 | 1:1,131 | 112 |
| Swaziland | 1,440 | 1:902 | 129 |
| Zimbabwe | 344 | 1:44,879 | 6,903 |
| Botswana | 243 | 1:9,000 | 1,624 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Mashaba (708) may also be a first name.
Mashaba Surname Meaning
Mashaba Demographics
Average Mashaba Salary in
South Africa
R 147,276
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mashaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashaba (Hindi: मशाबा, Marathi: मशाबा) is most common in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashaba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,181st most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 145,081 people. Mashaba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashaba are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 310,437th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 708 people.
This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 47,885 people, or 1 in 1,131. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 31 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 29 percent live and Limpopo, where 25 percent live. Outside of South Africa Mashaba occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Swaziland, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Mashaba Last Name Statistics demography
Mashaba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.03% less than the national average, earning R 147,276 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mashaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mashaba in the Hindi language | ||
| मशाबा | masaba | - |
| Mashaba in the Marathi language | ||
| मशाबा | masaba | 80 |
| माशाबा | masaba | 20 |
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