Mashanyu Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mashanyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashanyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1681:232,37717,736
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mashanyu Last Name Facts

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

Mashanyu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashanyu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 953,750th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname Mashanyu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mashanyu reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 232,377. In Uganda Mashanyu is primarily concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 23 percent are found, Ntungamo District, where 13 percent are found and Kyankwanzi District, where 8 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Mashanyu Last Name Statistics demography

Mashanyu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.28% less than the national average, earning R 163,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masanyu931,481/
Massanyu882/
Machanyu881/
Moshanyu881/
Masaanyu881/
Mashanhu881/
Masanju8089/
Masanhu808/
Masaniu806/
Masanihu753/
Moshanju751/
Massagnou7111/
Machanhui711/
Mosaniu673/
Masonius6314/

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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 Mashanyu
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