Mashau Surname
Approximately 10,236 people bear this surname
Mashau Surname User-submission:
The Mashau surname originated from the Ha-Mashau village in Limpopo, South Africa. Mashu was the name of the chief of Ha-mashau. All his decendants from his 22 wives have taken it as their surname to this day majority of those who bear this name used it as their surname rather than a forname.
Read More About This SurnameMashau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 9,203 | 1:5,887 | 750 |
| Zambia | 564 | 1:28,103 | 2,928 |
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mashau (2,088) may also be a first name.
Mashau Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mashau surname originated from the Ha-Mashau village in Limpopo, South Africa. Mashu was the name of the chief of Ha-mashau. All his decendants from his 22 wives have taken it as their surname to this day majority of those who bear this name used it as their surname rather than a forname.
- mraulsMashau Demographics
Average Mashau Salary in
South Africa
R 174,468
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mashau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mashau is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mashau.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mashau is the 50,162nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 711,953 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashau reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 164,757th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 2,088 people.
This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 9,203 people, or 1 in 5,887. In South Africa Mashau is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Mashau Last Name Statistics demography
Mashau earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.58% less than the national average, earning R 174,468 per year.
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Footnotes
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