Mashiru Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Mashiru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mashiru (345) may also be a first name.
Mashiru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashiru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashiru is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashiru? popularity and diffusion
Mashiru is the 2,689,253rd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Mashiru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashiru live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 469,697th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 345 people.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 48 percent are found, Kano, where 28 percent are found and Gombe, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Mashiru exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madshiru | 93 | 4 | / |
| Maishiru | 93 | 1 | / |
| Masiru | 92 | 581 | / |
| Mashairuy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matsiru | 86 | 87 | / |
| Masheru | 86 | 37 | / |
| Masiruh | 86 | 17 | / |
| Mashuru | 86 | 14 | / |
| Massiru | 86 | 6 | / |
| Machiru | 86 | 4 | / |
| Meshiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masirru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masirou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mausiru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Machirus | 80 | 42 | / |
| Matsheru | 80 | 22 | / |
| Massirou | 80 | 13 | / |
| Machirou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Maisheru | 80 | 5 | / |
| Massiruh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mausirus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Machhiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mahasiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Modshiru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maseru | 77 | 653 | / |
| Masuru | 77 | 401 | / |
| Mosiru | 77 | 20 | / |
| Maziru | 77 | 10 | / |
| Maxiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mesiru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maciru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Machiroux | 75 | 31 | / |
| Massairou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Massahyru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maussirou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Macheru | 71 | 862 | / |
| Maisuru | 71 | 96 | / |
| Masseru | 71 | 69 | / |
| Mascheraux | 71 | 9 | / |
| Masyruh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Masiroe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Matseru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mazirou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Maserru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Masurui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moshuru | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maserus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maseuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosirus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masureu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meesiru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masurau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahsuru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masserut | 67 | 81 | / |
| Masserud | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mossirou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Macherus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moscheru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazairou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahaseru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Measerau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Mashiru
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis