Mashewa Surname
Approximately 604 people bear this surname
Mashewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 603 | 1:26,285 | 2,769 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mashewa (73) may also be a first name.
Mashewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashewa is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mashewa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashewa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mashewa is the 534,162nd most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,065,473 people. The surname Mashewa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashewa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 73 people.
It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 603 people, or 1 in 26,285. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 57 percent are found, Central Province, where 14 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Zambia Mashewa exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Mashewa
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