Mashana Surname
Approximately 878 people bear this surname
Mashana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 591 | 1:89,580 | 9,024 |
| Zimbabwe | 129 | 1:119,676 | 16,190 |
| Zambia | 52 | 1:304,806 | 17,055 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mashana (305) may also be a first name.
Mashana Demographics
Average Mashana Salary in
South Africa
R 227,532
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mashana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mashana (Hindi: मशाना, Marathi: मशना, Russian: Машана) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashana? popularity and diffusion
Mashana is the 400,385th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,300,166 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mashana live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 504,078th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 305 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 591 people, or 1 in 89,580. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Geita Region, where 62 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 35 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Mashana occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found and Zambia, where 6 percent are found.
Mashana Last Name Statistics demography
Mashana earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning R 227,532 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mashana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mashana in the Hindi language | ||
| मशाना | masana | 57.14 |
| मश्ांा | masama | 28.57 |
| याशाना | yasana | 14.29 |
| Mashana in the Marathi language | ||
| मशना | masana | 33.33 |
| मशाना | masana | 25 |
| माशना | masana | 20.83 |
| मषणा | masana | 12.5 |
| मषना | masana | 4.17 |
| मशाणा | masana | 4.17 |
| Mashana in the Russian language | ||
| Машана | masana | - |
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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 Mashana
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