Mashegu Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mashegu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashegu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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 last name Mashegu is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashegu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashegu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mashegu is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

Mashegu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 73 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 10 percent live and Nasarawa, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashengu9314/
Masegu9229/
Massegu86130/
Mashigu866/
Masegus865/
Mashagu862/
Machegu861/
Maxhegu861/
Mashingu803,318/
Matsegud808/
Moshengu801/
Mmashigu801/
Mashighu801/
Matchegu801/
Maishagu801/
Mashaghu801/
Masagu7777/
Masogu7716/
Maxegu7710/
Macegu772/
Mosegu772/
Masegú771/
Masigu771/
Machegueu751/
Massagu7119/
Moseguí7112/
Massegú719/
Masaghu714/
Maisagu713/
Mazegou712/
Macegau712/
Moshogu712/
Machigu711/
Meshagu711/
Matsygud6728/
Mazeghou676/
Massagau671/
Machigueu631/
Mosogu6231/
Mousseghou591/
Masagão574/
Mazigou571/
Mesagau571/
Massagú571/
Macigudd531/

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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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