Mashekwa Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Mashekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 511 | 1:31,017 | 3,186 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
Mashekwa is found most in Zambia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashekwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 605,571st most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,233,488 people. Mashekwa occurs predominantly 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 prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 315 people.
The last name Mashekwa is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 31,017. In Zambia it is most common in: Western Province, where 57 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 16 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masekwa | 93 | 690 | / |
| Mashikwa | 88 | 57 | / |
| Mashegwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mashakwa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Moshekwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mashokwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masekhwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mashekwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Masakwa | 80 | 482 | / |
| Mosekwa | 80 | 213 | / |
| Masikwa | 80 | 129 | / |
| Mazekwa | 80 | 70 | / |
| Masekwe | 80 | 49 | / |
| Masokwa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Maxekwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Masegwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mesekwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Masekwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masekua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masikhwa | 75 | 1,103 | / |
| Moshokwa | 75 | 476 | / |
| Mashagwa | 75 | 39 | / |
| Mosekgwa | 75 | 28 | / |
| Masaakwa | 75 | 22 | / |
| Masikwai | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mazeekwa | 75 | 8 | / |
| Massokwa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Matsekwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maisokwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Machekwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moshegwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moshikwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matsegwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Machegwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moshakwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maasakwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masakwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masegwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masheng'hwa | 74 | 9 | / |
| Mashengwe | 71 | 45 | / |
| Matshegwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moshokgwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matshiqwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moshakgwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moishegwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motshikwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motsekgwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosikwa | 67 | 138 | / |
| Masigwa | 67 | 58 | / |
| Mosakwa | 67 | 52 | / |
| Masekue | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mosokwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mosegwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Masikwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Masokua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Masagwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mozekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masegwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mocekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masaqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazekwe | 67 | 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 Mashekwa
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