Mashayahanya Surname
Approximately 186 people bear this surname
Mashayahanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 185 | 1:83,450 | 12,162 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Mashayahanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashayahanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashayahanya is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashayahanya? popularity and diffusion
Mashayahanya is the 1,244,200th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mashayahanya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Mashayahanya is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 83,450. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 35 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 24 percent are found and Harare Province, where 18 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Iceland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashayhanya | 96 | 1 | / |
| Mushayahanya | 92 | 50 | / |
| Mashahanya | 91 | 11 | / |
| Mushahanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mashahan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashahane | 76 | 1 | / |
| Mashyhyn | 70 | 6 | / |
| Mashahyn | 70 | 2 | / |
| Mashahun | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mah Shaha N | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mashehane | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mshwehana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mashahyna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mashahini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashouhan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mashayahanya
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