Mashegu Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Mashegu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mashegu (11) may also be a first name.
Mashegu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashegu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashegu is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mashegu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashegu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mashegu is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Mashegu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashegu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mashegu is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 11 people.
Mashegu is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 73 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 6 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Mashegu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashengu | 93 | 14 | / |
| Masegu | 92 | 29 | / |
| Massegu | 86 | 130 | / |
| Mashigu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Masegus | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mashagu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Machegu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maxhegu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mashingu | 80 | 3,318 | / |
| Matsegud | 80 | 8 | / |
| Moshengu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmashigu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashighu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matchegu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maishagu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashaghu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masagu | 77 | 77 | / |
| Masogu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Maxegu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Macegu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mosegu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Masegú | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masigu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Machegueu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Massagu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Moseguí | 71 | 12 | / |
| Massegú | 71 | 9 | / |
| Masaghu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maisagu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mazegou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Macegau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moshogu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Machigu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meshagu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matsygud | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mazeghou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Massagau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machigueu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mosogu | 62 | 31 | / |
| Mousseghou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Masagão | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mazigou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mesagau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Massagú | 57 | 1 | / |
| Macigudd | 53 | 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 Mashegu
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