Mashapha Surname

245,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mashapha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashapha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8871:61,0807,710
Lesotho7331:2,773430
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mashapha (183) may also be a first name.

Mashapha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mashapha is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashapha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mashapha is the 245,179th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,487,405 people. The surname Mashapha is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashapha reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 183 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 887 people, or 1 in 61,080. In South Africa Mashapha is most common in: Limpopo, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and Free State, where 7 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 45 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mashapha Last Name Statistics demography

Mashapha earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.7% less than the national average, earning R 171,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashapa935,176/
Masapha9325/
Mashopha88132/
Mashapho8851/
Mashappa8835/
Mashepha886/
Matshapa885/
Machapha884/
Matsapha882/
Mausapha881/
Mashaphe881/
Mashaphi881/
Mashaphy881/
Mashaupa881/
Mahsapha881/
Masapa86513/
Maishappa821/
Mashaappa821/
Matshappa821/
Masopha801,309/
Matsapa801,105/
Machapa80340/
Mashapo80307/
Moshapa8096/
Mashape8076/
Masappa8056/
Mashapi8041/
Masapay8023/
Mosapha809/
Masaphi806/
Massapa806/
Maisapa806/
Masapat804/
Masapoa804/
Masiapa802/
Mashapy802/
Masapad801/
Masapai801/
Masapas801/
Masapau801/
Masaphe801/
Masapho801/
Masabpa801/
Masepha801/
Mashafa801/
Mashchappa781/
Matsopha75745/
Maisopha75317/
Mochapha7538/
Moshapho7532/
Mashophi7521/
Maisappa7520/
Maissapa7513/
Masophat7510/
Matchapa759/
Mousapha758/
Massappa757/
Moshappa756/
Motshapa756/
Machappa754/
Matshapi753/
Machopha752/
Mahasopa752/
Matsazpa751/
Machapaa751/
Meshappa751/
Mossapha751/
Maitsapa751/
Masapaya751/
Mashafeh751/
Masiapoa751/
Mashopho751/
Mats'apa751/
Matsappa751/
Matshafa751/
Matshape751/
Mashaupe751/
Mashophe751/
Motsapha751/
Moshaphi751/
Moshopha751/
Masapi711,164/
Masapo71611/
Masape71228/
Mazapa7185/
Masafa7160/
Mosapa7157/
Mesapa7139/
Mashappie7118/
Machaupad719/
Maitshapo713/
Masohpaya712/
Mahachapa711/
Matchappa711/
Maissappa711/
Maxapa711/
Mashafi67976/
Moshapo67768/
Masabpi67584/
Machafa67353/
Matsape67342/
Maasafa67324/
Moshape67271/
Masapet67231/
Mashopa67231/
Mashepa67140/
Masophi67138/
Matsafa6779/
Masophy6778/
Mashope6768/
Machape6741/
Mashopi6734/
Mashopo6731/
Machapo6724/
Maisape6720/
Mosaphi6718/
Masabpe6712/
Masahpa6710/
Masaypi678/
Matsapi678/
Masaupi677/
Machapi677/
Massape677/
Masiape675/
Moshapi675/
Moisapa674/
Mesepha674/
Mosopha674/
Masapoo673/
Masapio673/
Mochapa673/
Matsapo673/
Mosepha673/
Masopho673/
Massapê672/
Mashepo672/
Maseapo672/
Masophe672/
Masaupe671/
Maysapi671/
Masafau671/
Mhozapa671/
Massafa671/
Massapi671/
Masapot671/
Masaspi671/
Masahpi671/
Mmasape671/
Massapo671/
Mosiapa671/
Mosapoa671/
Mossapa671/
Mosapeh671/
Masaper671/
Maszafa671/
Mhasapy671/

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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
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  • 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 Mashapha
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