Mashuwa Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mashuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4721:156,52516,251
Zimbabwe1041:148,44518,938
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
India151:51,137,692512,385
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mashuwa (75) may also be a first name.

Mashuwa Last Name Facts

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

Mashuwa occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashuwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 510,276th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,369,026 people. The last name Mashuwa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mashuwa are found; 74 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 75 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 156,525. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Mashuwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

Mashuwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.75% less than the national average, earning R 93,276 per year.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mashuwa
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