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 surname Masamvi is found most in Zimbabwe. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masamvi? popularity and diffusion

Masamvi is the 996,001st most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. Masamvi is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Masamvi are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 64,326. In Zimbabwe Masamvi is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 42 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 39 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Masamvi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

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
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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 Masamvi
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