Mashela Surname
Approximately 570 people bear this surname
Mashela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 500 | 1:108,355 | 13,046 |
| Lesotho | 14 | 1:145,183 | 12,726 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mashela (891) may also be a first name.
Mashela Demographics
Average Mashela Salary in
South Africa
R 143,772
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mashela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashela (Hindi: माशेला) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mashela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashela? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mashela is the 557,722nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,785,168 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mashela reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 272,255th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 891 people.
The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 108,355. In South Africa Mashela is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 43 percent live, Limpopo, where 31 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Mashela exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Mashela Last Name Statistics demography
Mashela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.5% less than the national average, earning R 143,772 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mashela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mashela in the Hindi language | ||
| माशेला | masela | - |
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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 Mashela
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