Masheme Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Masheme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Masheme (11) may also be a first name.
Masheme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masheme Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masheme occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masheme? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masheme live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Masheme is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Masheme is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 83 percent reside and Western Cape, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa Masheme occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 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 Masheme
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