Mashonya Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Mashonya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Mashonya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashonya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mashonya (Russian: Машоня) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mashonya.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashonya? popularity and diffusion
Mashonya is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mashonya are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Taraba, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matshonya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Masonya | 93 | 101 | / |
| Mashanya | 88 | 856 | / |
| Mashonja | 88 | 39 | / |
| Mmasonya | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mashunya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Maxhonya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Matshanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Masanya | 80 | 342 | / |
| Masunya | 80 | 313 | / |
| Masonia | 80 | 61 | / |
| Mazonya | 80 | 22 | / |
| Masonja | 80 | 9 | / |
| Maxonya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Masonyo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Masonha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Masonea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashahanya | 78 | 11 | / |
| Mashanja | 75 | 749 | / |
| Mashania | 75 | 135 | / |
| Moshanya | 75 | 22 | / |
| Matsonia | 75 | 9 | / |
| Mashanha | 75 | 5 | / |
| Machonja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mhasanya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Masomnia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maisanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mashunia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masoumnia | 71 | 84 | / |
| Mashaniah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Massounia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Masszonia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Massonjat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matchanya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massahnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machonias | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massongna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masooynia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masanja | 67 | 107,071 | / |
| Mosanya | 67 | 207 | / |
| Masania | 67 | 172 | / |
| Masonjo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Masanha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Masunia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mosunya | 67 | 14 | / |
| Masanyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mazunya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Masoomniaa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Masunha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Massoumnia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Masunja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mazanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masonio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mozanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Gashanja | 67 | 1 | / |
Mashonya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mashonya in the Russian language | ||
| Машоня | 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
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- 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 Mashonya
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