Masimbira Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Masimbira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 202 | 1:76,427 | 11,271 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Masimbira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masimbira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masimbira is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masimbira? popularity and diffusion
Masimbira is the 1,148,257th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name Masimbira occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Masimbira live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Masimbira is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 76,427. In Zimbabwe Masimbira is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 23 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 17 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashimbira | 95 | 1 | / |
| Maimbira | 94 | 1 | / |
| Matimbira | 89 | 203 | / |
| Masimbire | 89 | 6 | / |
| Masimbiri | 89 | 3 | / |
| Majimbira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Masembira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mambira | 88 | 134 | / |
| Machimbira | 84 | 446 | / |
| Mashimbiri | 84 | 1 | / |
| Madzimbira | 84 | 1 | / |
| Maambira | 82 | 181 | / |
| Mambiray | 82 | 27 | / |
| Mamboira | 82 | 1 | / |
| Masembera | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matimbera | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mambiro | 75 | 94 | / |
| Mombira | 75 | 75 | / |
| Mambera | 75 | 62 | / |
| Mamvira | 75 | 14 | / |
| Manbira | 75 | 2 | / |
| Machimbiri | 74 | 16 | / |
| Machimbire | 74 | 15 | / |
| Mahaambira | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mamberga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mhombira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matembera | 67 | 1,541 | / |
| Majembera | 67 | 4 | / |
| Maimbergo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masembere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mambeuray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mazembiri | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Masimbira
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis