Mashanu Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mashanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe711:217,44024,563
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mashanu (33) may also be a first name.

Mashanu Last Name Facts

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

Mashanu (Marathi: मशनु) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,765,740th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Mashanu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mashanu live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name globally, held by 33 people.

It is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 217,440. In Zimbabwe Mashanu is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 56 percent live, Harare Province, where 24 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mashanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mashanu in the Marathi language
मशनुmasanu54.55
मशनूmasanu18.18
माशनूmasanu9.09
मसणुmasanu9.09
मशानुmasanu9.09

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