Mashundu Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mashundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashundu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mashundu (57) may also be a first name.

Mashundu Last Name Facts

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

Mashundu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashundu? popularity and diffusion

Mashundu is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashundu live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mashundu is also the 1,308,380th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 57 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Mashundu is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 44 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masundu93163/
Mashindu8815/
Matsundu884/
Massundu883/
Maisundu883/
Moshundu883/
Machundu881/
Mazundu8036/
Masondu802/
Massoundou781/
Mozundu671/
Moussoundou634/
Moutchoundou601/

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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 Mashundu
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