Masamvu Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Masamvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masamvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5811:26,5724,087
United States101:36,245,893832,629
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Masamvu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Masamvu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masamvu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 530,215th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Masamvu are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 581 people, or 1 in 26,572. In Zimbabwe Masamvu is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 64 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 4 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Masamvu Last Name Statistics demography

Masamvu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

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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 Masamvu
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