Masimu Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Masimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 122 | 1:126,543 | 16,872 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Masimu (91) may also be a first name.
Masimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Masimu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Masimu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,035,555th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Masimu live; 55 percent live in Southern Africa and 55 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 91 people.
The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 126,543. In Zimbabwe Masimu is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 35 percent live, Harare Province, where 27 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mausimu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Mashimu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Masimus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masimud | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matsimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Massimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Masimhu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Matshimu | 86 | 123 | / |
| Matsimhu | 86 | 31 | / |
| Massimou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Massimeu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Massimus | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hmasimuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mhashimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mashimud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matsimou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mazimu | 83 | 204 | / |
| Masemu | 83 | 91 | / |
| Majimu | 83 | 87 | / |
| Magimu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mesimu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Maximu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Massimoud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Machimu | 77 | 4,239 | / |
| Maigemu | 77 | 277 | / |
| Meshimu | 77 | 48 | / |
| Madjimu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Maximou | 77 | 26 | / |
| Maazimu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Masemut | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mazimus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Maijemu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Madzimu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Masimoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matgimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masemhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Machimou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Maizimou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Madjimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mashimushth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matchimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maazzimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madzimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Macimuhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Majemu | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mojimu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mazemu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Magemu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mocimu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mozimu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moussimou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mhachimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maichimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maxemu | 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 Masimu
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