Masabu Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Masabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3561:207,52720,581
Tanzania1581:335,07425,051
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Masabu (211) may also be a first name.

Masabu Last Name Facts

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

Masabu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Masabu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 584,278th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masabu live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 622,565th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 211 people.

Masabu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 207,527. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Masabu
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