Mashehe Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Mashehe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mashehe (393) may also be a first name.
Mashehe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashehe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashehe occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashehe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Mashehe reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mashehe is also the 436,161st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 393 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,941,201. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Mashehe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Mashehe
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