Mashambe Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mashambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1741:88,72612,807
Zambia1301:121,9229,272
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mashambe (11) may also be a first name.

Mashambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mashambe is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mashambe is the 748,537th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashambe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name globally, held by 11 people.

Mashambe is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 88,726. In Zimbabwe Mashambe is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 63 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 34 percent reside and South Africa, where 20 percent reside.

Mashambe Last Name Statistics demography

Mashambe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.35% less than the national average, earning R 163,140 per year.

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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 Mashambe
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