Mashitwa Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mashitwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashitwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2691:201,40421,575

Mashitwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mashitwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mashitwa is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashitwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 966,131st most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The surname Mashitwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashitwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 269 people, or 1 in 201,404. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 67 percent are found, Gauteng, where 29 percent are found and North West, where 2 percent are found.

Mashitwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mashitwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.17% less than the national average, earning R 130,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masitwa93217/
Moshitwa88545/
Mashidwa8811/
Machitwa881/
Mashetwad8214/
Machitwad823/
Masitwe8014/
Mositwa803/
Masetwa802/
Mahasitwat785/
Masuthwa751/
Moshetwa751/
Masidua677/
Mosutwa675/
Mositwe672/
Mosetwa671/
Masetua671/
Mosituoa633/
Mosethwa631/
Machetwe631/
Mosetwe5313/
Mazedwa536/
Machetue5015/

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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 Mashitwa
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