Mashanga Surname
Approximately 6,942 people bear this surname
Mashanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,303 | 1:17,169 | 2,143 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,429 | 1:10,804 | 1,373 |
| Tanzania | 530 | 1:99,890 | 9,826 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Kenya | 218 | 1:211,834 | 15,137 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Zambia | 40 | 1:396,248 | 19,783 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Mashanga (176) may also be a first name.
Mashanga Demographics
Mashanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mashanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mashanga (Oriya: ମାଶ) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashanga? popularity and diffusion
Mashanga is the 71,155th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,049,776 people. The last name Mashanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashanga are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 687,834th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 176 people.
It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4,303 people, or 1 in 17,169. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 21 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.
Mashanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mashanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mashanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଶ | masa | - |
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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 Mashanga
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