Mashanya Surname
Approximately 856 people bear this surname
Mashanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 613 | 1:86,365 | 8,755 |
| South Africa | 216 | 1:250,823 | 25,476 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
Mashanya (105) may also be a first name.
Mashanya Demographics
Average Mashanya Salary in
South Africa
R 145,080
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mashanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashanya (Russian: Машаня) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashanya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 408,463rd most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. The last name Mashanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mashanya are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 105 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 613 people, or 1 in 86,365. In Tanzania Mashanya is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 88 percent live, Arusha Region, where 8 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Mashanya Last Name Statistics demography
Mashanya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.95% less than the national average, earning R 145,080 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matshanya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Masanya | 93 | 342 | / |
| Mashahanya | 89 | 11 | / |
| Mashanja | 88 | 749 | / |
| Mashania | 88 | 135 | / |
| Mashonya | 88 | 24 | / |
| Moshanya | 88 | 22 | / |
| Mashanha | 88 | 5 | / |
| Mhasanya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Masaynya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maisanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mashaniah | 82 | 5 | / |
| Matshonya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matchanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Masanja | 80 | 107,071 | / |
| Mosanya | 80 | 207 | / |
| Masania | 80 | 172 | / |
| Masonya | 80 | 101 | / |
| Masanyo | 80 | 10 | / |
| Masanea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mazanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Gashanja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Masagnay | 75 | 1,376 | / |
| Massanja | 75 | 931 | / |
| Machanja | 75 | 710 | / |
| Mgosanya | 75 | 135 | / |
| Muosanya | 75 | 69 | / |
| Masangia | 75 | 32 | / |
| Massagna | 75 | 16 | / |
| Masaniah | 75 | 6 | / |
| Masanjja | 75 | 5 | / |
| Mmasonya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mmasanja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mousanya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Massania | 75 | 3 | / |
| Masiania | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mahsania | 75 | 2 | / |
| Masainja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masasnja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matsanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maxhonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masanjaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masanjay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masaanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masaña | 71 | 62 | / |
| Masanijay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mashanjio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masaneo | 67 | 89 | / |
| Masanha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Mazonya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mosanja | 67 | 21 | / |
| Maxonya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Masanjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mazania | 67 | 5 | / |
| Masonyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Masanio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazanja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Masonha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mozanya | 67 | 1 | / |
Mashanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mashanya in the Russian language | ||
| Машаня | 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 Mashanya
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