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

The last name Masampe is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Masampe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masampe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Masampe reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Masampe is also the 3,941,740th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 9 people.

The last name Masampe is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most common in: Kajiado County, where 80 percent live and Bomet County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Kenya Masampe exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent live.

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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
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  • 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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