Mashuru Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mashuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mashuru (29) may also be a first name.

Mashuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mashuru (Marathi: मशुरु) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mashuru.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashuru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Mashuru is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mashuru are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mashuru is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held forename globally, borne by 29 people.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Mashuru is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mashuru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mashuru in the Marathi language
मशुरुmasuru-

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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
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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 Mashuru
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