Mashawu Surname

375,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mashawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5931:26,7282,810
Zimbabwe1671:92,44513,212
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
South Africa781:694,58649,962

Mashawu (501) may also be a first name.

Mashawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mashawu (Marathi: मशावू) occurs most in Zambia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashawu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mashawu is the 375,258th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,638,937 people. Mashawu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashawu reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 378,831st most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 501 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 593 people, or 1 in 26,728. In Zambia Mashawu is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 79 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Mashawu Last Name Statistics demography

Mashawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.82% less than the national average, earning R 109,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masawu92568/
Machawu8687/
Mashavu8636/
Mashabu8635/
Meshawu865/
Mashewu863/
Moshawu863/
Maasawu863/
Masiawu861/
Masawut861/
Mashoewu802/
Mashaibu801/
Matsawou801/
Masewu773,510/
Masabu77536/
Masavu77146/
Maxawu7710/
Masowu771/
Mosawu771/
Masabeu7158/
Masaveu7157/
Massabu7130/
Masawoe718/
Masevhu717/
Massahabou715/
Masaubu712/
Masaabu712/
Masoweu711/
Machavu711/
Mashobu711/
Masabau711/
Messawu711/
Masevau711/
Masiavu711/
Maisabu711/
Matsavou6713/
Massabou673/
Massaveu671/
Massabeu671/
Mazahabu671/
Masaabou671/
Matchavu671/

Mashawu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mashawu in the Marathi language
मशावूmasavu-

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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 Mashawu
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