Masambai Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Masambai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masambai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Masambai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masambai occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masambai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Masambai is the 6,063,924th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masambai are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 20 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 20 percent reside and Singida Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 40 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Masambai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Masambaji94217/
Masambayi944/
Masambhai941/
Masamba9346,841/
Masambi93889/
Massamba8842,653/
Mashamba8816,954/
Matsamba88140/
Masombai88130/
Masambay88122/
Masambea8868/
Massambi8825/
Mashambi8821/
Matsambi8815/
Maisamba886/
Masambah882/
Masamboi882/
Masambaâ881/
Mausamba881/
Mmasamba881/
Masambaa881/
Mazambai881/
Masambit881/
Matshamba82329/
Mashambah82143/
Masambaya8288/
Massambat827/
Mosiambai824/
Maissamba822/
Masambayu821/
Massambah821/
Massembai821/
Masambeya821/
Mashammba821/
Mashaamba821/
Masaimbyi821/
Mathsamba821/
Masssamba821/
Massambaa821/
Mazambi804,091/
Mazamba803,728/
Masambe801,208/
Mosamba80943/
Masemba80786/
Macamba80591/
Majambi80585/
Masombi80501/
Masomba80334/
Maxamba80273/
Masamvi80257/
Mosambi80177/
Majamba8080/
Mesamba8021/
Masamwa806/
Masanba802/
Mesambi802/
Masamva801/
Masanbi801/
Masambé801/
Masembi801/
Massoumbai781/
Masseumbai781/
Mosiambayi781/
Massambath781/
Mashambe75384/
Messamba75223/
Matsambe75144/
Muisamba75144/
Machamba7572/
Madjamba7572/
Mazhambi7552/
Massambe7550/
Matsamvi7537/
Masombay7534/
Mosambea7534/
Mosamboa7534/
Mashombi7531/
Masombat7530/
Mazhamba7529/
Mosiambi7527/
Massomba7526/
Moshamba7520/
Masoumba7519/
Mashamva7518/
Mossambi7512/
Massamby7510/
Massemba759/
Machambi759/
Mashemba757/
Mausambe756/
Mosambay755/
Masambee754/
Mosaamba754/
Majjamba754/
Masiombi754/
Mashamua754/
Mossamba754/
Masambyo754/
Messambi753/
Masamber752/
Mazzamba752/
Matsombi752/
Matsomba752/
Massanba752/
Mashomba751/
Mauzamba751/
Macanbai751/
Meshamba751/
Mgazambi751/
Mosambaa751/
Maisambe751/
Masombid751/
Massombi751/
Massembi751/
Masaembe751/
Macaimbi751/
Madjambi751/
Majaamba751/
Mozambai751/
Mazammbi751/
Masombui751/
Mashanba751/
Maciamba751/
Massoumba71324/
Matsombat7199/
Mossambit7110/
Moussamba7110/
Moussambi717/
Matsoumba713/
Matshambe712/
Matshomba712/
Mashammbe711/
Maishambe711/
Masanbiya711/
Massuomba711/
Masanbaye711/
Masiombae711/
Macheamba711/
Maisanwai711/
Maissemba711/
Mazoumbai711/
Maysambou711/
Mosiambay711/
Mosambaye711/
Masombuha711/
Mashembyi711/
Motshamba711/
Massambou711/
Masembe675,108/
Mazomba671,845/
Mosombi671,651/
Mazemba671,579/
Masombe67740/
Mosomba67715/
Majambe67602/
Majomba67345/
Mosambe67334/
Mesemba67233/
Mosemba67119/
Mazembi67111/
Mesomba67104/
Mazambe6783/
Mazombi6762/
Mezamba6743/
Macomba6740/
Mozamba6724/
Mesambe6721/
Mozambi6710/
Masamwe679/
Mojamba677/
Macambe676/
Masanwa675/
Mocamba675/
Mahasombat674/
Macamby674/
Majanbi673/
Masonbi673/
Masanvi672/
Mazanba672/
Mosanba671/
Majombi671/
Mesanbi671/
Masanua671/
Macanba671/
Maissembei671/

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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 Masambai
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