Masamba Surname
Approximately 46,841 people bear this surname
Masamba Surname Definition:
Masamba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: hardships are now going away.
Read More About This SurnameMasamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 25,742 | 1:2,870 | 310 |
| Malawi | 15,841 | 1:1,081 | 89 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,936 | 1:5,258 | 527 |
| Tanzania | 1,288 | 1:41,104 | 4,698 |
| Uganda | 361 | 1:108,142 | 10,617 |
| Zambia | 229 | 1:69,214 | 6,072 |
| France | 135 | 1:492,020 | 69,079 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Kenya | 62 | 1:744,837 | 30,879 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Masamba (1,702) may also be a first name.
Masamba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Masamba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: hardships are now going away.
Masamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: tea leaves.
User-submitted Reference
Masamba surname belongs to the Kongo tribe, meaning 'the one who clears the path'.
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Masamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masamba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺻﻤﺐ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Masamba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masamba? popularity and diffusion
Masamba is the 11,979th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 155,580 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masamba are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Masamba is also the 186,271st most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 1,702 people.
The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 25,742 people, or 1 in 2,870. Not including The DR Congo this last name is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 34 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.
Masamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Masamba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Masamba earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.33% less than the national average, earning R 144,180 per year and in United States they earn 23.57% more than the national average, earning $53,319 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Masamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Masamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺻﻤﺐ | masmb | 50 |
| ﻣﺼﻤﺐ | msmb | 33.33 |
| ﻣﺎﺻﻤﺒﺎ | masmba | 16.67 |
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Footnotes
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