Masambu Surname
Approximately 2,270 people bear this surname
Masambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 616 | 1:119,934 | 13,059 |
| Uganda | 613 | 1:63,686 | 7,260 |
| Tanzania | 563 | 1:94,035 | 9,373 |
| Kenya | 438 | 1:105,434 | 9,111 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Masambu (91) may also be a first name.
Masambu Demographics
Masambu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Masambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Masambu is most common in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masambu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masambu is the 186,549th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,210,373 people. Masambu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Masambu are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Masambu is also the 998,282nd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 91 people.
The last name Masambu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 616 people, or 1 in 119,934. Outside of The DR Congo this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.
Masambu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matsambu | 93 | 159 | / |
| Mashambu | 93 | 22 | / |
| Massambu | 93 | 7 | / |
| Maasambu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Massambou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Maysambou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Majambu | 86 | 667 | / |
| Masamvu | 86 | 610 | / |
| Mazambu | 86 | 604 | / |
| Masembu | 86 | 592 | / |
| Mesambu | 86 | 39 | / |
| Masombu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maxambu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mosambu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Macambu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matsamvu | 80 | 41 | / |
| Madjambu | 80 | 34 | / |
| Mashamvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Masombui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matsombu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Magiambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mashembu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Massembou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Matsombut | 75 | 3 | / |
| Madsombut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masombuha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahacembu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matsoumbou | 71 | 624 | / |
| Mazembu | 71 | 75 | / |
| Majanbu | 71 | 18 | / |
| Moussambou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Massoumbou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masanvu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mozambu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mazamvu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosombu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahasombut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mezambou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mazombou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maissoumbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matsanvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashanvu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Masambu
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