Mashongwe Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mashongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mashongwe Last Name Facts

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

Mashongwe is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashongwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashongwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mashongwe is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 74 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 26 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

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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 Mashongwe
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