Mashimane Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Mashimane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashimane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mashimane (27) may also be a first name.

Mashimane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mashimane is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashimane? popularity and diffusion

Mashimane is the 2,605,694th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mashimane are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mashimane is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 27 people.

Mashimane is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,003,291. In South Africa Mashimane is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 70 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live.

Mashimane Last Name Statistics demography

Mashimane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.88% less than the national average, earning R 195,156 per year.

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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 Mashimane
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