Masambo Surname

193,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Masambo Surname Definition:

Masambo is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: small wires.

Masambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo7111:103,90911,552
Malawi6541:26,1763,951
Tanzania3341:158,50814,206
Zambia1461:108,5618,496
Namibia1341:17,9813,138
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Masambo (320) may also be a first name.

Masambo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Masambo is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: small wires.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Masambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masambo is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masambo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 193,885th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,361,414 people. Masambo is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Masambo live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 490,671st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 320 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 711 people, or 1 in 103,909. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 30 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Masambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Masambo earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning R 275,988 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Massambo931,806/
Mashambo931,534/
Matsambo93181/
Maisambo93138/
Masamboi932/
Masamboh931/
Masasmbo931/
Maissambo886/
Matshambo881/
Maysambou881/
Massambou881/
Masamba8646,841/
Masombo863,514/
Masembo861,879/
Mazambo86633/
Majambo86547/
Mosambo86227/
Macambo8655/
Mesambo8645/
Masanbo862/
Massamba8042,653/
Mashamba8016,954/
Massembo801,157/
Matsombo801,146/
Mashombo80435/
Motsambo80166/
Matsamba80140/
Machambo8097/
Mosamboa8034/
Messambo8030/
Maziambo8027/
Mashembo8019/
Massombo8012/
Maisamba806/
Mossambo803/
Masambah802/
Masambaâ801/
Mausamba801/
Mmasamba801/
Mazhambo801/
Mashanbo801/
Masambaa801/
Maisanbo801/
Maisembo801/
Maizambo801/
Matchambo75840/
Matshamba75329/
Mashambah75143/
Matshombo7541/
Massembou759/
Massambat757/
Maissamba752/
Mahasombo751/
Massoumbo751/
Massambah751/
Mashammba751/
Maissombo751/
Mashaamba751/
Mathsamba751/
Masssamba751/
Massambaa751/
Mazamba713,728/
Mosombo713,672/
Mazombo711,073/
Mosamba71943/
Masemba71786/
Matsoumbou71624/
Macamba71591/
Masomba71334/
Majombo71315/
Maxamba71273/
Mazembo71192/
Masanwo71116/
Macombo71110/
Mosembo71110/
Mesembo71109/
Majamba7180/
Mesombo7134/
Mesamba7121/
Mojambo719/
Masamwa716/
Mozambo714/
Masanba712/
Mezambo712/
Massoumbou712/
Moussambou712/
Masamva711/
Macembo711/
Maxamuo711/
Mocambo711/
Masanuo711/
Masonbo711/
Massambath711/
Machombo67265/
Messamba67223/
Muisamba67144/
Machamba6772/
Madjamba6772/
Mossombo6744/
Modjambo6735/
Madjombo6734/
Masombat6730/
Mazhamba6729/
Massomba6726/
Messombo6725/
Moshamba6720/
Masoumba6719/
Mashamva6718/
Mosemboh6716/
Massemba679/
Mashemba677/
Mochambo676/
Mosaamba674/
Meshombo674/
Majjamba674/
Mashamua674/
Mossamba674/
Mezambou673/
Mazzamba672/
Mashanwo672/
Mazoumbo672/
Matsomba672/
Massanba672/
Mashomba671/
Mauzamba671/
Meshamba671/
Mosambaa671/
Moshombo671/
Maissoumbou671/
Majomboy671/
Majaamba671/
Mazombou671/
Mojamboy671/
Meshembo671/
Mashanba671/
Maciamba671/

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