Masamu Surname
Approximately 1,286 people bear this surname
Masamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,096 | 1:48,304 | 5,409 |
| Zambia | 67 | 1:236,566 | 14,543 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Namibia | 31 | 1:77,723 | 7,760 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Masamu (156) may also be a first name.
Masamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masamu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masamu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 296,572nd most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,666,832 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Masamu reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Masamu is also the 735,679th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 156 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 48,304. In Tanzania Masamu is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 40 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent live and Arusha Region, where 10 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massamu | 92 | 589 | / |
| Mashamu | 92 | 62 | / |
| Matsamu | 92 | 31 | / |
| Masamou | 92 | 29 | / |
| Mausamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Maisamu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masamuu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Massamou | 86 | 25 | / |
| Mashamud | 86 | 8 | / |
| Matsamou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maishamu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Masamujh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Majamu | 83 | 375 | / |
| Masemu | 83 | 91 | / |
| Masomu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Mazamu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Maxamu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Macamu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mosamu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Maissamou | 80 | 6 | / |
| Maazamu | 77 | 618 | / |
| Maziamu | 77 | 198 | / |
| Motsamu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Madjamu | 77 | 25 | / |
| Maxhamu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Machamu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mazzamu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mashomu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mazhamu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mazamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mosiamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Majamou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masemhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masamoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masoomu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahasamuth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Machamud | 71 | 10 | / |
| Maazamou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Masotmut | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maceamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matchamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohsamud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madjamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maazzamu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Massoumou | 67 | 1,713 | / |
| Matsoumou | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mazemu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Moussamou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Maichamou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maidjamou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Matchamou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mocamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahjamoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mairzamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matshoumu | 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
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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 Masamu
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