Masamba Surname

11,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Masamba Surname Definition:

Masamba is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: hardships are now going away.

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Masamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo25,7421:2,870310
Malawi15,8411:1,08189
Zimbabwe2,9361:5,258527
Tanzania1,2881:41,1044,698
Uganda3611:108,14210,617
Zambia2291:69,2146,072
France1351:492,02069,079
England651:857,20145,134
Kenya621:744,83730,879
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Masamba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: tea leaves.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Masamba surname belongs to the Kongo tribe, meaning 'the one who clears the path'.

- mfumuyabantu

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Massamba9342,653/
Mashamba9316,954/
Matsamba93140/
Masambay93122/
Masambea9368/
Masambai9310/
Maisamba936/
Masambah932/
Masambaâ931/
Mausamba931/
Mmasamba931/
Masambaa931/
Matshamba88329/
Mashambah88143/
Masambaya8888/
Massambat887/
Maissamba882/
Masambhai881/
Massambah881/
Mashammba881/
Mashaamba881/
Mathsamba881/
Masssamba881/
Massambaa881/
Mazamba863,728/
Masambo862,168/
Masambe861,208/
Mosamba86943/
Masambi86889/
Masemba86786/
Macamba86591/
Masomba86334/
Maxamba86273/
Majamba8680/
Mesamba8621/
Masamwa866/
Masanba862/
Masamva861/
Masambé861/
Massambath821/
Massambo801,806/
Mashambo801,534/
Mashambe80384/
Messamba80223/
Matsambo80181/
Matsambe80144/
Muisamba80144/
Maisambo80138/
Masombai80130/
Machamba8072/
Madjamba8072/
Massambe8050/
Masombay8034/
Mosambea8034/
Mosamboa8034/
Masombat8030/
Mazhamba8029/
Massomba8026/
Massambi8025/
Mashambi8021/
Moshamba8020/
Masoumba8019/
Mashamva8018/
Matsambi8015/
Massamby8010/
Massemba809/
Mashemba807/
Mausambe806/
Mosambay805/
Masambee804/
Mosaamba804/
Majjamba804/
Mashamua804/
Mossamba804/
Masambyo804/
Masamber802/
Mazzamba802/
Matsomba802/
Massanba802/
Masamboi802/
Mashomba801/
Mauzamba801/
Meshamba801/
Mosambaa801/
Masamboh801/
Maisambe801/
Majaamba801/
Mazambai801/
Masasmbo801/
Mashanba801/
Maciamba801/
Masambit801/
Massoumba75324/
Matsombat7599/
Moussamba7510/
Maissambo756/
Mosiambai754/
Matsoumba753/
Matshambe752/
Matshomba752/
Mashammbe751/
Maishambe751/
Massuomba751/
Massembai751/
Matshambo751/
Macheamba751/
Maissemba751/
Maysambou751/
Mosiambay751/
Masaimbyi751/
Masombuha751/
Motshamba751/
Massambou751/
Mazambi714,091/
Masombo713,514/
Masembo711,879/
Mazomba711,845/
Mazemba711,579/
Masombe71740/
Mosomba71715/
Mazambo71633/
Majambo71547/
Masombi71501/
Majomba71345/
Mosambe71334/
Masamvi71257/
Mesemba71233/
Mosambo71227/
Mosambi71177/
Mosemba71119/
Mesomba71104/
Mazambe7183/
Macambo7155/
Mesambo7145/
Mezamba7143/
Macomba7140/
Mozamba7124/
Mojamba717/
Masanwa715/
Mocamba715/
Mahasombat714/
Masanbo712/
Mazanba712/
Masanbi711/
Mosanba711/
Massoumbai711/
Masseumbai711/
Masanua711/
Macanba711/
Matsombe675,649/
Massembo671,157/
Matsombo671,146/
Mashombo67435/
Mashombe67375/
Mazhomba67278/
Motsambo67166/
Machambo6797/
Machomba6784/
Moizamba6755/
Machambe6737/
Mashombi6731/
Messambo6730/
Muizamba6728/
Maziambo6727/
Meshomba6727/
Mosiambi6727/
Massombe6722/
Mazoumba6720/
Mashembo6719/
Massombo6712/
Mossambi6712/
Mossemba6710/
Machambi679/
Mazaumbe676/
Mochamba676/
Madjomba675/
Mashanwa674/
Messomba674/
Mossomba674/
Moshambe674/
Moziamba674/
Masiombi674/
Machamwa673/
Mossambo673/
Matsombi672/
Messemba672/
Mahzambe671/
Masiombe671/
Matsanwa671/
Madjanba671/
Macanbai671/
Mazhambo671/
Maisanbe671/
Mashanbo671/
Masombeh671/
Masombid671/
Massombi671/
Massonba671/
Machanba671/
Maisanbo671/
Maisembo671/
Maizambo671/
Mazembea671/
Mozambai671/
Mosembay671/
Mosombay671/
Muisomba671/
Mazammbi671/
Maseinba671/
Masombui671/
Mashamve671/

Masamba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masamba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺻﻤﺐmasmb50
ﻣﺼﻤﺐmsmb33.33
ﻣﺎﺻﻤﺒﺎmasmba16.67

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