Mashekeni Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mashekeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashekeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mashekeni (22) may also be a first name.

Mashekeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mashekeni occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Mashekeni click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashekeni? popularity and diffusion

Mashekeni is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Mashekeni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashekeni reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mashekeni is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Mashekeni is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found and Gauteng, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Mashekeni is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 33 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 Mashekeni
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