Masimbi Surname

297,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Masimbi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masimbi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4021:131,69612,316
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Uganda1841:212,17016,663
Zimbabwe1671:92,44513,212
Zambia1311:120,9929,219
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080

Masimbi (76) may also be a first name.

Masimbi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Masimbi (Marathi: आशाबी) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Masimbi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Masimbi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 297,301st most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,684,513 people. Masimbi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masimbi live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 76 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 131,696. In Tanzania Masimbi is mostly concentrated in: Geita Region, where 60 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 38 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 27 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.

Masimbi Last Name Statistics demography

Masimbi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.59% less than the national average, earning R 62,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matsimbi931,794/
Mashimbi931,243/
Masimbhi933/
Masimbai932/
Massimbi932/
Masimbyi931/
Maimbi92255/
Mashimbyi883,186/
Matshimbi8845/
Mashimbui8810/
Mashimbie883/
Mashimbei881/
Masaimbyi881/
Masimba867,323/
Masimbe861,506/
Magimbi86552/
Matimbi86420/
Majimbi86155/
Mosimbi8645/
Maimbai8613/
Macimbi8610/
Mazimbi8610/
Masmbai861/
Masembi861/
Mesimbi861/
Mambi835,762/
Matsimbe8034,480/
Mashimba808,724/
Massimbe804,961/
Massimba80509/
Matimbai80185/
Madzimbi8089/
Mashimbe8070/
Masiembe8051/
Maximbyi8036/
Mashimby8033/
Matsembi8027/
Matimbei8019/
Majjimbi807/
Messimbi805/
Machimbi803/
Maitimbi803/
Maggimbi803/
Motsimbi803/
Magimboi803/
Mossimbi802/
Masymbai801/
Massembi801/
Macaimbi801/
Maizembi801/
Mahiembi801/
Matjimbi801/
Mosimbei801/
Mhambi773,236/
Maimba773,094/
Maumbi77737/
Mambai77424/
Mgambi77265/
Mambei77231/
Mamboi77192/
Mambie77158/
Maimbe7799/
Mambis7747/
Moimbi7745/
Maambi7736/
Mambui7735/
Mambhi7725/
Mambio776/
Mambih775/
Mazmbi774/
Mambgi774/
Mambit773/
Mambid772/
Mambip771/
Meambi771/
Mmambi771/
Mashimbje7578/
Matshimbe7560/
Madjimbai7511/
Matseembi758/
Mausymbai751/
Matsinmbe751/
Massembai751/
Madjimbei751/
Mashembyi751/
Mashimbhe751/
Mashimbys751/
Machimbyi751/
Majhimbyi751/
Moshimbyi751/
Matimbe7129,174/
Mazimba7116,609/
Masembe715,108/
Masemba71786/
Mambait71242/
Mazimbe71195/
Mosimba71195/
Mazembi71111/
Mashimimpe7163/
Majimbe7137/
Mosimbe7135/
Macimba7124/
Mambhai7111/
Matembi718/
Massmba712/
Mashmba712/
Mambich711/
Mahmbai711/
Masimva711/
Maaimba711/
Masseumbai711/
Masimwa711/
Masimwe711/
Mashiminpe711/
Maambai711/
Magembi711/
Maissembei711/
Maimbee711/
Maimbep711/
Maimber711/
Manmbai711/
Mambais711/
Moimbai711/
Mhambie711/
Mosinbi711/
Mozimbi711/
Mainbai711/
Mamba6791,922/
Mambe675,093/
Mombi672,149/
Madjimbe67674/
Manbi67462/
Mamby67305/
Madzimbe67184/
Madzimba67109/
Matsembe6796/
Machimbe6759/
Massembe6751/
Mahambie6745/
Matsimwe6722/
Mashembe6714/
Mossimba6710/
Massemba679/
Mashemba677/
Mambaits676/
Mambé675/
Matimbhe674/
Mochimbi674/
Maisembe672/
Matimbeh672/
Modzimbi672/
Mazhimbe671/
Massimwe671/
Maatimbe671/
Madjimbé671/
Massinba671/
Masaembe671/
Maseembe671/
Mambí671/
Moutimbi671/
Messimbe671/
Mashimwa671/
Matembei671/
Mogimboi671/
Maginboi671/

Masimbi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masimbi in the Marathi language
आशाबीasabi50
मासीमबीmasimabi50

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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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  • 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 Masimbi
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