Mashekwa Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mashekwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashekwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5111:31,0173,186
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mashekwa (315) may also be a first name.

Mashekwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mashekwa is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashekwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mashekwa is the 605,571st most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. The last name Mashekwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashekwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mashekwa is also the 494,917th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 315 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 31,017. In Zambia Mashekwa is primarily concentrated in: Western Province, where 57 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 16 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Mashekwa
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