Mashya Surname
Approximately 350 people bear this surname
Mashya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 344 | 1:2,229,841 | 73,922 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mashya (58) may also be a first name.
Mashya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mashya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mashya (Bengali: মাহিস্য, Hindi: माश्या, Marathi: मशा, Oriya: ମାଶଯ୍ା) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mashya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mashya is the 801,116th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname Mashya occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Mashya reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Mashya is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 58 people.
The surname Mashya is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 2,229,841. In India Mashya is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 64 percent live and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 36 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mashya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mashya in the Hindi language | ||
| माश्या | masya | 75 |
| माशय | masaya | 25 |
| Mashya in the Marathi language | ||
| मशा | masa | 75 |
| माहया | mahaya | 10 |
| महया | mahaya | 5 |
| मठया | mathaya | 5 |
| माहय | mahaya | 5 |
| Mashya in the Bengali language | ||
| মাহিস্য | mahisya | 50 |
| মশ্যা | masya | 50 |
| Mashya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଶଯ୍ା | masaya | 33.33 |
| ମଶଯ୍ | masay | 16.67 |
| ମସିଅ | masi'a | 16.67 |
| ମଶା | masa | 16.67 |
| ମଶଯ୍ା | masaya | 16.67 |
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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 Mashya
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