Masamvi Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Masamvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masamvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2401:64,3269,676
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Masamvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masamvi occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Masamvi.

How Common Is The Last Name Masamvi? popularity and diffusion

Masamvi is the 996,001st most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. Masamvi is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Masamvi live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Masamvi is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 64,326. In Zimbabwe Masamvi is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 42 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 39 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Masamvi exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matsamvi9337/
Masambi86889/
Masanvi862/
Masamva861/
Massambi8025/
Mashambi8021/
Mashamva8018/
Matsambi8015/
Masambai8010/
Masamboi802/
Massanvi802/
Masambit801/
Mashamve801/
Messamvi801/
Masaimbyi751/
Masambhai751/
Masamba7146,841/
Mazambi714,091/
Masambe711,208/
Masombi71501/
Mosambi71177/
Masamwe719/
Masamwa716/
Macanvi711/
Masambé711/
Masanbi711/
Majanvi711/
Massamba6742,653/
Mashamba6716,954/
Messanvi671,826/
Mashambe67384/
Matsambe67144/
Masombai67130/
Masambay67122/
Masambea6768/
Mazhambi6752/
Massambe6750/
Mashombi6731/
Mosiambi6727/
Mossambi6712/
Massamby6710/
Machambi679/
Masamues678/
Maisamba676/
Mausambe676/
Masiombi674/
Masambyo674/
Masambee674/
Mhezamvi674/
Matsombi672/
Masamuez672/
Masamber672/
Mazammbi671/
Maisambe671/
Mausamba671/
Mmasamba671/
Massombi671/
Masombui671/
Masambaa671/
Mazambai671/
Masombid671/

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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 Masamvi
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