Mashishanga Surname

234,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mashishanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashishanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7151:30,8703,654
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

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.

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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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