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

The surname Mashigo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashigo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 23,414th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 314,946 people. Mashigo 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 commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 327 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 23,064 people, or 1 in 2,349. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 43 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 34 percent reside and Limpopo, where 13 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

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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