Masheto Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Masheto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 180 | 1:88,055 | 7,309 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Masheto (22) may also be a first name.
Masheto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masheto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masheto is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masheto? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masheto is the 970,883rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masheto are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Masheto is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 22 people.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 88,055. In Zambia Masheto is most numerous in: Central Province, where 52 percent live, Luapula Province, where 35 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 9 percent live. Beside Zambia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 31 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.
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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 Masheto
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