Mashalela Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mashalela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashalela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mashalela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mashalela is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mashalela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashalela? popularity and diffusion

Mashalela is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Mashalela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashalela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mashalela is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,543,824. In Zimbabwe Mashalela is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 90 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Zambia, where 8 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Mashalela
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