Mashwama Surname

368,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Swaziland
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mashwama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashwama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Swaziland5811:2,234214
South Africa3921:138,20815,952
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mashwama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mashwama occurs most in Swaziland. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashwama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mashwama is the 368,903rd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,474,406 people. The surname Mashwama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashwama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Swaziland, where it is held by 581 people, or 1 in 2,234. Outside of Swaziland this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mashwama Last Name Statistics demography

Mashwama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.43% less than the national average, earning R 134,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maswama9399/
Mashwame8824/
Mashwamo881/
Mashuama881/
Masuhama881/
Matsuhama8236/
Masuama802,337/
Maswami801/
Massuama7518/
Machuama7516/
Masuamah756/
Madswamy751/
Motshwame711/
Moswami6715/
Masuami674/
Maxuama671/
Moswame671/
Moswamo671/
Mazwamo671/
Masuema671/
Mahadswami671/
Madsvami634/
Matsuame633/
Mausvami631/
Maisvami631/
Mahasvami593/
Masuomo5311/
Mosvami533/
Masuomi531/
Masvomho501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mashwama
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