Nshashi Surname

224,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nshashi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nshashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8131:29,2013,486
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Nshashi (174) may also be a first name.

Nshashi Last Name Facts

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

Nshashi (Hindi: शशी) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nshashi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 224,220th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,015,177 people. The surname Nshashi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nshashi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 692,220th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 174 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,813 people, or 1 in 29,201. In Tanzania it is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 94 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 5 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nsashi9291/
Nshasi921/
Nshatsi86345/
Nshasha86222/
Nsaishi86119/
Nchashi862/
Nsatshi861/
Nsasi8319,389/
Nchashiy805/
Nshaasha801/
Nszashie801/
Nchasi77652/
Njashi77148/
Nzashi7763/
N'Sasi7748/
Nsiasi7734/
Nsashe7713/
Nsachi7711/
Nsassi774/
Nshasa774/
Nseshi774/
Nsahsi774/
Nsaisi772/
Njhasi771/
Nsasie771/
Nsoshi771/
Nshase771/
Nsausi771/
Nchachi71101/
Nchaisi7122/
Nzatshi7121/
Ngiashi7116/
Ndjashi712/
Njaschi711/
Nsasies711/
Nchaseh711/
N'Sassi711/
Njahshi711/
Nsase673,882/
Nsasa673,157/
Nzasi671,135/
Njasi67331/
Nsosi675/
Nsazi673/
Nnchachi673/
Ncasi671/

Nshashi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nshashi in the Hindi language
शशीsasi33.33
शशिsasi33.33
ंशशीnsasi33.33

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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 Nshashi
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