Mashweni Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mashweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mashweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708

Mashweni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mashweni is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mashweni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,602,217th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mashweni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mashweni is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Mashweni is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Western Cape, where 17 percent live.

Mashweni Last Name Statistics demography

Mashweni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.83% less than the national average, earning R 43,176 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
  • 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 Mashweni
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