Mashalela Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Mashalela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matshalela | 95 | 19 | / |
| Masalela | 94 | 250 | / |
| Masehlela | 89 | 221 | / |
| Machalela | 89 | 52 | / |
| Masialela | 89 | 20 | / |
| Mashelela | 89 | 4 | / |
| Masahlela | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mashalala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mahsalela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mashehlela | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maishalala | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maselela | 82 | 2,964 | / |
| Masalila | 82 | 823 | / |
| Masolela | 82 | 101 | / |
| Masalala | 82 | 20 | / |
| Mazalela | 82 | 6 | / |
| Mosalela | 82 | 2 | / |
| Machalila | 78 | 496 | / |
| Machalele | 78 | 73 | / |
| Mosehlela | 78 | 12 | / |
| Masehlelo | 78 | 6 | / |
| Massalele | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mosialela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Macholela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mashelila | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mazahlela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mousalela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Motsalela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mashalili | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masaalala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Maxchalele | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mashaalala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Maisalalla | 74 | 1 | / |
| Masolele | 71 | 525 | / |
| Masolola | 71 | 68 | / |
| Masalilo | 71 | 19 | / |
| Masalili | 71 | 13 | / |
| Maselelo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Maxalele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mosalele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meselela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maselola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maselala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masalile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massolola | 67 | 239 | / |
| Motsaleli | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mosielela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maselaelo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mossaleli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosallela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosohlala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masielelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazallelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosaleeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosholeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meesalala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashololo | 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 Mashalela
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