Mashishanga Surname
Approximately 1,718 people bear this surname
Mashishanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,715 | 1:30,870 | 3,654 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Mashishanga (20) may also be a first name.
Mashishanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashishanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mashishanga is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashishanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 234,472nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,241,878 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashishanga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mashishanga is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,715 people, or 1 in 30,870. In Tanzania Mashishanga is most common in: Tabora Region, where 35 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 21 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 15 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Mashishanga is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashisana | 90 | 43 | / |
| Matshisana | 86 | 4 | / |
| Masitshana | 86 | 2 | / |
| Machisana | 80 | 82 | / |
| Mashesana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matsisana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mazishana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maseshana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Macishana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matshetshana | 78 | 4 | / |
| Masetshana | 76 | 2 | / |
| Masizana | 74 | 723 | / |
| Masesana | 74 | 6 | / |
| Mazisana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Macisana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Masisano | 74 | 1 | / |
| Machishonge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Machisano | 70 | 6 | / |
| Mashezana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mahachaichana | 67 | 35 | / |
| Matsetsana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Macetshana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazishongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosesana | 63 | 12 | / |
| Mazizana | 63 | 2 | / |
| Macizana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Masjzana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mosetsana | 60 | 102 | / |
| Mosesanna | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mosisongo | 60 | 1 | / |
| Machesana | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mossissongo | 55 | 9 | / |
| Mochesana | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Mashishanga
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