Mashirima Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mashirima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mashirima Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Mashirima Demographics

Mashirima Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Mashirima Last Name Facts

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

Mashirima is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashirima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mashirima is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashirima live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Taita Taveta County, where 50 percent are found, Kirinyaga County, where 13 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.

Mashirima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masirima943/
Masirimat8936/
Maesirima8911/
Massirima891/
Maseherima842/
Masherema7812/
Masserima781/
Maserema711/
Moucherima635/
Maserumo591/
MacHeremo563/
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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 Mashirima
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