Masambe Surname
Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname
Masambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 773 | 1:171,086 | 16,598 |
| Kenya | 154 | 1:299,869 | 19,047 |
| Tanzania | 153 | 1:346,024 | 25,597 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Masambé (1) are calculated separately.
Masambe (71) may also be a first name.
Masambe Demographics
Masambe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masambe is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as: Masambé. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masambe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 311,581st most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 6,032,737 people. The last name Masambe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Masambe are found; 63 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Masambe is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 71 people.
This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 773 people, or 1 in 171,086. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Sulawesi, where 82 percent are found, North Maluku, where 6 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 5 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.
Masambe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Masambe
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