Masilamba Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Masilamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masilamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Masilamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masilamba is found most in Tanzania. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Masilamba? popularity and diffusion

Masilamba is the 1,918,812th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Masilamba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masilamba are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Masilamba is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 569,265. In Tanzania Masilamba is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 74 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 4 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Masilamba is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Masilamba
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