Mashaba Surname

11,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa47,8851:1,131112
Swaziland1,4401:902129
Zimbabwe3441:44,8796,903
Botswana2431:9,0001,624
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
England571:977,51048,999
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Iceland31:126,6975,403
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Mashaba (708) may also be a first name.

Mashaba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'buyer'. In Mozambique it's spelled Machava and in the Republic of South Africa it's spelled Mashaba.

- machavasd

Mashaba means 'buyer' and has clan names like Mpofu, Msimango, Shilumane and many others.

- lesegom

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matshaba933,887/
Mashabha9350/
Mashabah936/
Mashasba932/
Mashabai931/
Maishaba931/
Masahaba931/
Mashaaba931/
Mashabea931/
Mashaboa931/
Mashabat931/
Masaba9224,766/
Mmatshaba881/
Maitshaba881/
Matshabha881/
Mashabahe881/
Mashhabaz881/
Machaba868,348/
Mashava868,265/
Matsaba862,054/
Mashabe861,001/
Masaaba86823/
Mashabi86707/
Mashoba86686/
Mashawa86631/
Masheba86315/
Moshaba86310/
Massaba86296/
Maisaba86131/
Masiaba8663/
Mashabo8655/
Masabat8653/
Mashaby867/
Mmasaba867/
Masabah865/
Masabai865/
Masabay864/
Masauba862/
Maasaba862/
Maseaba861/
Meshaba861/
Masasba861/
Masabad861/
Masabas861/
Masabau861/
Mahzaba861/
Matshoba805,551/
Mashabeh802,906/
Mashavha80804/
Matshabe80633/
Motshaba80308/
Mats'aba80295/
Masaubat80134/
Mashampa80126/
Mat'saba8065/
Matshabo8043/
Matchaba8042/
Maissaba8039/
Matshabi8038/
Masahabe8034/
Maitsaba8021/
Massabai8021/
Mathsaba8018/
Moshabad8016/
Mausabat8012/
Mashaabo807/
Machabad804/
Machabai804/
Massabay804/
M'Masaba804/
Matshava803/
Machabay803/
Massabat803/
Maisabai802/
Mashahwa802/
Massaboa802/
Mashaiwa802/
Mahazaba801/
Masatbay801/
Mashaava801/
Mashavai801/
Massasba801/
Muishaba801/
Machaaba801/
Mashawat801/
Mashaawo801/
Maishawa801/
Masssaba801/
Masaabah801/
Masabach801/
Masahabo801/
Masahava801/
Mashabhi801/
Matsabaa801/
Matsaiba801/
Madssaba801/
Machhaba801/
Mahshabi801/
Mayssaba801/
Matsauba801/
Mashabyi801/
Machabha801/
Maisiaba801/
Mashabit801/
Mashgabi801/
Maisabah801/
Masabo7717,609/
Mazaba774,041/
Masawa773,760/
Masabi771,961/
Masabe77866/
Masava77711/
Masoba77686/
Maseba77656/
Mosaba77239/
Masaby77213/
Maxaba7785/
Mesaba7721/
Masabó773/
Masabé771/
Matshavha751,208/
Mahshabeh7533/
Mooshabad7528/
Massabeau7526/
Machabhai7514/
Moushabad756/
Machabhay753/
Maishaboi751/
Maishavad751/
Masaubath751/
Mashashua751/
Machabach751/
Moshahbaj751/
Masabeaut751/
Mahshobah751/
Mathshabe751/
Maishaawa751/
Masheybah751/
Mashhawaz751/
Machava71173,643/
Mahasabhai716,921/
Machabe713,261/
Massabe711,990/
Machoba711,276/
Massawa71896/
Moshabi71657/
Massabo71653/
Maxhabe71644/
Mochaba71633/
Mashobi71556/
Matsabe71544/
Moshabe71458/
Masabio71419/
Masiabi71384/
Mashave71362/
Mashobo71315/
Masaway71301/
Machawa71215/
Masjabi71170/
Mmasava71169/
Mashova71166/
Moshawa71149/
Maisabe71144/
Masaibi71137/
Mashobe71123/
Masabho71122/
Masabot71122/
Masabet71105/
Mossaba7177/
Machabi7175/
Maisawa7174/
Mashavi7165/
Moshabo7160/
Masabeu7158/
Mashawo7156/
Masseba7149/
Massabi7147/
MacHaby7146/
Messaba7142/
Massava7137/
Massabò7135/
Mashowa7134/
Masavad7132/
Moshoba7132/
Machabo7127/
Matsabi7125/
Mohsaba7121/
Masahua7119/
Maxhoba7119/
Masavha7118/
Masawai7118/
Masawad7117/
Masabih7116/
Masampa7116/
Masahwa7114/
Matsava7114/
Matsabo7114/
Mahxawa7114/
Maisabo7113/
Massoba719/
Motsaba719/
Masabha718/
Mosabah718/
Mosahabajh717/
Mashavo716/
Masabee715/
Massahabou715/
Masabie715/
Mahsava715/
Masaswa714/
Maiseba714/
Masieba714/
Mazabah714/
Masabes713/
Masavat713/
Mashebo713/
Masaabo713/
Matsoba713/
Mesabah713/
Maisabi712/
Mosheba712/
Machhabhai712/
Masabii712/
Masobay712/
Massabeaut712/
Masaabe712/
Maciaba712/
Mahasebhai711/
Mahsabi711/
Masebai711/
Mausabi711/
Masovha711/
Machchhaba711/
Masaabi711/
Meshoba711/
Moshahabaj711/
Masaber711/
Masuiba711/
Masooba711/
Massaby711/
Massabé711/
Massabó711/
Masawga711/
Masaawa711/
Masabeh711/
Masabei711/
Masabid711/
Masiabe711/
Masiabo711/
Maseeba711/
Matsába711/
Machaabhay711/
Mahzabe711/
Mahshabeeh711/
Mazaiba711/
Mosabaj711/
Mosabau711/
Masaywa711/
M'Esaba711/
Mehsaba711/
Motshabi678,864/
Maissabe67545/
MacHabee67328/
Masompha67209/
Massaboi67205/
Moshebah67199/
Machahua67190/
Masashua67124/
Massabie67123/
Matshobo67103/
Masabhai67100/
Mashovha6795/
Motshabe6789/
Massaway6754/
Mats'abe6747/
Maisawat6747/
Mashampi6736/
Mohsabat6726/
Machhava6723/
Motshabo6722/
Moshobat6722/
Moseabai6721/
Massaabi6720/
MacHabée6720/
Maesaboh6719/
Matchava6717/
Machabey6717/
Masgobah6716/
Massouba6714/
Mahasova6713/
Mat'sabe6713/
Moshampa6713/
Matshobe6712/
Mahazova6712/
Machavad6710/
Machavha6710/
Maushova679/
Moussaba679/
Mashuova678/
Massabot676/
Maisawad676/
Masabeth676/
Machabhi676/
Machabou676/
Maishova675/
Maishawo675/
Maissawa675/
Moshawah675/
Mosashwa675/
Messabah675/
Machabho674/
Masobhat674/
Mashhavi674/
Matchabe674/
Masaboot674/
Maisawas674/
Matshova673/
Massabou673/
Masampay673/
Masabett673/
Moissaba673/
Meesabai673/
Mhasavad672/
Mosahabi672/
Massabio672/
Massabih672/
Moshavah672/
Mohshabi672/
Mescheba672/
Maissabi672/
Maissabo672/
Maitsabe672/
Mashoubi672/
Mathsoba672/
Matsabou672/
Matchoba672/
Maisavad671/
Mashaivi671/
Mashanpo671/
Mashohwa671/
Matsahwa671/
Madsawad671/
Machaiwa671/
Masabhat671/
Masachwa671/
Moshabeh671/
Massaboy671/
Messabaa671/
Mesaabaa671/
Maitsava671/
Masampai671/
Matchabo671/
Masssabe671/
Massampa671/
Massawaa671/
Massawad671/
Massawai671/
Masaabou671/
Mashuobi671/
Mashoboa671/
Mashompa671/
Matsioba671/
Madsabet671/
Machouba671/
Machaibo671/
Maiseiba671/
Motshoba671/
Mochabai671/
'Maseabo671/
Maussawa671/
Massauwa671/
Mmachava671/
Mgassabi671/
Machavaa671/
Massabeu671/
Matsaboy671/
Matshobi671/
Massebah671/
Massabhi671/
Masaaibi671/
Mashampe671/
Mashavhe671/
Mashavho671/
Mashebha671/
Mashobha671/
Mathsabe671/
Mesabaih671/
M'Masava671/
Maisaibi671/
Maisseba671/
Mothsaba671/
Moshabie671/
Meesabay671/
Mazahbay671/
Masahwat671/
Masawasd671/
Matsawat671/
Matsouba671/
Mahshavi671/
Mahasawa671/

Mashaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mashaba in the Hindi language
मशाबाmasaba-
Mashaba in the Marathi language
मशाबाmasaba80
माशाबाmasaba20

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