Masampe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Masampe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masampe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Masampe (9) may also be a first name.

Masampe Last Name Facts

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

Masampe is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Masampe.

How Common Is The Last Name Masampe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Masampe is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masampe live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Masampe is also the 3,941,740th most widely held first name globally It is held by 9 people.

The last name Masampe is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kajiado County, where 80 percent are found and Bomet County, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found.

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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 Masampe
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