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 occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashisa? popularity and diffusion
Mashisa is the 3,957,383rd most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashisa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mashisa is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 735,154. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 95 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent live.
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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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