Masambi Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

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

Masambi Surname Definition:

Masambi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sins.

Masambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6701:110,26812,156
Tanzania1741:304,26223,403
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Masambi (113) may also be a first name.

Masambi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Masambi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sins.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Masambi Last Name Facts

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

Masambi (Marathi: मासंबी) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masambi? popularity and diffusion

Masambi is the 396,526th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,197,464 people. The last name Masambi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masambi live; 75 percent live in Central Africa and 75 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 113 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 670 people, or 1 in 110,268. Excluding The DR Congo Masambi occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Massambi9325/
Mashambi9321/
Matsambi9315/
Masambai9310/
Masamboi932/
Masambit931/
Masambhai881/
Masaimbyi881/
Masamba8646,841/
Mazambi864,091/
Masambe861,208/
Majambi86585/
Masombi86501/
Masamvi86257/
Mosambi86177/
Mesambi862/
Masanbi861/
Masambé861/
Masembi861/
Massamba8042,653/
Mashamba8016,954/
Mashambe80384/
Matsambe80144/
Masombai80130/
Masambay80122/
Masambea8068/
Mazhambi8052/
Massambe8050/
Matsamvi8037/
Mashombi8031/
Mosiambi8027/
Mossambi8012/
Massamby8010/
Machambi809/
Mausambe806/
Maisamba806/
Masambee804/
Masiombi804/
Masambyo804/
Messambi803/
Masamber802/
Matsombi802/
Mausamba801/
Mgazambi801/
Mmasamba801/
Maisambe801/
Masombid801/
Massombi801/
Massembi801/
Masaembe801/
Masambaa801/
Macaimbi801/
Madjambi801/
Mazambai801/
Mazammbi801/
Masombui801/
Masambaya7588/
Mossambit7510/
Moussambi757/
Mosiambai754/
Maissamba752/
Matshambe752/
Mashammbe751/
Maishambe751/
Massembai751/
Mashammba751/
Mashaamba751/
Mashembyi751/
Masssamba751/
Massambaa751/
Masembe715,108/
Mazamba713,728/
Mosombi711,651/
Mosamba71943/
Masombe71740/
Majambe71602/
Mosambe71334/
Masomba71334/
Mazembi71111/
Mazambe7183/
Mazombi7162/
Mesambe7121/
Mozambi7110/
Masamwe719/
Masamwa716/
Macambe716/
Macamby714/
Majanbi713/
Masonbi713/
Masanvi712/
Masanba712/
Masamva711/
Majombi711/
Mesanbi711/
Massoumbai711/
Masseumbai711/
Maissembei711/
Matsombe675,649/
Mazhambe673,296/
Mashombe67375/
Massembe6751/
Masiembe6751/
Moziambi6741/
Machambe6737/
Masombay6734/
Mosambea6734/
Mosamboa6734/
Maziambe6731/
Mazhamba6729/
Massomba6726/
Massombe6722/
Muisambe6721/
Moshamba6720/
Masoumba6719/
Mashamva6718/
Messambe6717/
Mashembe6714/
Marzanbi679/
Masamues678/
Mazaumbe676/
Mosambay675/
Mosaamba674/
Mogiambi674/
Moshambe674/
Mossamba674/
Mossombi674/
Mazzamba672/
Maisembe672/
Masamuez672/
Massanvi672/
Mochambi672/
Massanba672/
Mahzambe671/
Mashomba671/
Masiombe671/
Mauzamba671/
Macanbai671/
Mosambaa671/
Maisanbe671/
Masombeh671/
Maseembe671/
Maizembi671/
Mozambai671/
Modjambi671/
Mashamve671/
Mashanba671/
Mashonbi671/
Moshombi671/

Masambi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masambi in the Marathi language
मासंबीmasambi80
मसंबीmasambi10
मासांबीmasambi10

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