Mashisa Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Mashisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Mashisa (19) may also be a first name.
Mashisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mashisa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashisa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 19 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 95 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Mashisa
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