Mashwa Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mashwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mashwa (36) may also be a first name.

Mashwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mashwa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,628,521st most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Mashwa are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mashwa is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 36 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 712,865. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 23 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.

Mashwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mashwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.42% less than the national average, earning R 70,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mashwai9231/
Mashwau927/
Mgashwa921/
Maswa913,787/
Mahushwa8642/
Mashwaid861/
Matshwea861/
Mhatshwa861/
Maswai831,429/
Mashua831,165/
Maswah83361/
Mauswa83288/
Mashwe83259/
Maiswa83183/
Maswau83127/
Machwa8361/
Masway8330/
Meshwa8327/
Masswa8312/
Mashwy834/
Masbha833/
Mashba833/
Maswas832/
Moshwa831/
Maswahu77635/
Mashweu77601/
Masuhay77312/
Maswaya77256/
Mahaswa7736/
Machhwa7719/
Maswach7714/
Maswuha779/
Mashwey774/
Mashwod772/
Maswadh772/
Mashbah772/
Maisewa772/
Moshwai772/
Mhatswa772/
Maitswa771/
Mashuad771/
Maswoha771/
Mashwee771/
Mmoshwa771/
Maswath771/
Masuhad771/
Matshua771/
Masouha771/
Mausway770/
Mashuas770/
Masswau770/
Maswi734,475/
Masua733,344/
Maswe732,110/
Meswa731,072/
Moswa73683/
Masba7393/
Masva7310/
Maxwa731/
Mashhbah717/
Mootshwa716/
Moutshwa714/
Moitshwa713/
Mahaswat712/
Masuhaya711/
Massouha711/
Matshwii711/
Maseheba711/
Mashwesh711/
Mhotshwa711/
Moxschwa711/
Machua672,692/
Maisva67446/
Masweu67424/
Maiswe67232/
Mhoswa67185/
Moswai67147/
Masuoa67117/
Maesua67104/
Masuay67102/
Mashue67100/
Meshua6799/
Mačuha6791/
Mashui6779/
Massua6771/
Machwe6770/
Masswe6764/
Mooswa6762/
Matsua6760/
Masuad6747/
Mmaswi6746/
Mahsua6738/
Moshva6721/
Mhaswi6720/
Maisua6716/
Masbyh6716/
Moshwe6712/
Muoswa6710/
Maswii679/
Masuat678/
Matsouhai678/
Mashbi677/
Masswi676/
Mashvi676/
Mashby675/
Mashuo675/
Measua675/
Machwo674/
Masbih674/
Matsva673/
Masuas673/
Masbau673/
Meeswa673/
Maswoy672/
Maxway672/
Mashve672/
Masbai672/
Masuih672/
Moshua672/
Maswie672/
Masbay672/
Masbhi671/
Mausva671/
Maswed671/
Maswei671/
Matswo671/
Maesva671/
Mhozwa671/
Muiswa671/
Maasua671/
Mashbe671/
Masuae671/
Masvad671/
Masvai671/
Masveh671/
Maaswe671/
Mouswa671/
Meiswa671/
Matshuaha671/
Masvoa671/
Maswhe671/
Motshwahe671/
Mohswa671/
Mmaswe671/
Mmazwa671/
Moshwo671/
Maswiz671/
Mosway670/

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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 Mashwa
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