Mashona Surname
Approximately 418 people bear this surname
Mashona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 200 | 1:77,191 | 11,358 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Zambia | 48 | 1:330,207 | 17,862 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mashona (143) may also be a first name.
Mashona Demographics
Average Mashona Salary in
South Africa
R 48,204
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mashona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mashona (Russian: Машона) is most common in Zimbabwe. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashona? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 703,644th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mashona are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mashona is also the 772,378th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 143 people.
The surname Mashona is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 77,191. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 35 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Botswana, where 12 percent are found.
Mashona Last Name Statistics demography
Mashona earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.72% less than the national average, earning R 48,204 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mashona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mashona in the Russian language | ||
| Машона | masona | - |
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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 Mashona
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