Mashigo Surname

23,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mashigo Surname User-submission:

This is a South African and Botswana surname, meaning 'nights'.

Mashigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa23,0641:2,349294
England501:1,114,36153,243
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Mashigo (327) may also be a first name.

Mashigo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a South African and Botswana surname, meaning 'nights'.

- kagisomasigo

Mashigo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mashigo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mashigo is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashigo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,414th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 314,946 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashigo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 484,932nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 327 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 23,064 people, or 1 in 2,349. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 43 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 34 percent are found and Limpopo, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Mashigo is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Mashigo Last Name Statistics demography

Mashigo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.42% less than the national average, earning R 179,604 per year.

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