Mashamba Surname

31,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mashamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,3121:8,5831,084
Tanzania6,1041:8,6731,140
Zimbabwe2,6521:5,821608
DR Congo1,4301:51,6646,231
Zambia2611:60,7285,500
Kenya1291:357,98420,934
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
England201:2,785,90397,972
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mashamba (1,331) may also be a first name.

Mashamba Last Name Facts

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

Mashamba (Russian: Машамба) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,487th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 429,842 people. Mashamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashamba are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mashamba is also the 215,309th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 1,331 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 6,312 people, or 1 in 8,583. In South Africa Mashamba is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 68 percent are found, Gauteng, where 25 percent are found and North West, where 3 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found.

Mashamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mashamba last name is primarily Christian (60%) in Kenya.

Mashamba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.22% less than the national average, earning R 177,696 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matshamba94329/
Mashambah94143/
Mashammba941/
Mashaamba941/
Masamba9346,841/
Massamba8842,653/
Mashambo881,534/
Mashambe88384/
Matsamba88140/
Masambay88122/
Machamba8872/
Masambea8868/
Mashambi8821/
Moshamba8820/
Mashamva8818/
Masambai8810/
Mashemba887/
Maisamba886/
Mashamua884/
Masambah882/
Masambaâ881/
Mashomba881/
Mausamba881/
Meshamba881/
Mmasamba881/
Masambaa881/
Mashanba881/
Masambaya8288/
Massambat827/
Maissamba822/
Matshambe822/
Matshomba822/
Masambhai821/
Mashammbe821/
Maishambe821/
Massambah821/
Matshambo821/
Macheamba821/
Mathsamba821/
Motshamba821/
Masssamba821/
Massambaa821/
Mazamba803,728/
Masambo802,168/
Masambe801,208/
Mosamba80943/
Masambi80889/
Masemba80786/
Masomba80334/
Maxamba80273/
Mesamba8021/
Masamwa806/
Masanba802/
Masamva801/
Masambé801/
Mahasombat784/
Massambath781/
Massambo751,806/
Mashombo75435/
Mashombe75375/
Messamba75223/
Matsambo75181/
Matsambe75144/
Muisamba75144/
Maisambo75138/
Masombai75130/
Machambo7597/
Machomba7584/
Massambe7550/
Machambe7537/
Masombay7534/
Mosambea7534/
Mosamboa7534/
Mashombi7531/
Masombat7530/
Meshomba7527/
Massomba7526/
Massambi7525/
Mashembo7519/
Masoumba7519/
Matsambi7515/
Massamby7510/
Massemba759/
Machambi759/
Mausambe756/
Mochamba756/
Mosambay755/
Masambee754/
Mashanwa754/
Mosaamba754/
Moshambe754/
Mossamba754/
Masambyo754/
Machamwa753/
Masamber752/
Mazzamba752/
Matsomba752/
Massanba752/
Masamboi752/
Mahzambe751/
Mauzamba751/
Mosambaa751/
Masamboh751/
Mashanbo751/
Maisambe751/
Machanba751/
Mazambai751/
Masasmbo751/
Mashamve751/
Maciamba751/
Masambit751/
Matchambo71840/
Massoumba71324/
Macheanba71245/
Matsombat7199/
Matshombe7155/
Matshombo7141/
Motshambe7116/
Moussamba7110/
Maissambo716/
Mosiambai714/
Matsoumba713/
Mahasombo711/
MacHamber711/
Maishanua711/
Maishanbe711/
Massuomba711/
Massembai711/
Maissemba711/
Maysambou711/
Mosiambay711/
Masaimbyi711/
Matchambe711/
Motshomba711/
Massambou711/
Mazambi674,091/
Masombo673,514/
Masembo671,879/
Mazomba671,845/
Masombe67740/
Mosomba67715/
Mazambo67633/
Masombi67501/
Mosambe67334/
Masamvi67257/
Mesemba67233/
Mosambo67227/
Mosambi67177/
Mosemba67119/
Mesomba67104/
Mazambe6783/
Mesambo6745/
Mozamba6724/
Masanwa675/
Masanbo672/
Mazanba672/
Masanbi671/
Mauchamber671/
Massoumbai671/
Masseumbai671/
Masanua671/

Mashamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mashamba in the Russian language
Машамбаmasamba-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mashamba
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