Mashonya Surname

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

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mashonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mashonya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mashonya (Russian: Машоня) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashonya? popularity and diffusion

Mashonya is the 4,034,050th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mashonya live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Mashonya is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Taraba, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mashonya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mashonya in the Russian language
Машоняmasona-

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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
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  • 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 Mashonya
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