Mashangwa Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mashangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2571:60,0719,075
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mashangwa (21) may also be a first name.

Mashangwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mashangwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashangwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mashangwa is the 963,821st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mashangwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 60,071. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 27 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 17 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.

Mashangwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mashangwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.39% less than the national average, earning R 160,668 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 Mashangwa
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