Masimane Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Masimane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 322 | 1:229,440 | 22,327 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
Masimane (108) may also be a first name.
Masimane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masimane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masimane occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Masimane.
How Common Is The Last Name Masimane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Masimane is the 828,895th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masimane live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Masimane is also the 904,892nd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 108 people.
Masimane is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 322 people, or 1 in 229,440. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Masimane
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