Masimu Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Masimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1221:126,54316,872
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
India171:45,121,493474,784
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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 last name Masimu is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Masimu.

How Common Is The Last Name Masimu? popularity and diffusion

Masimu is the 1,035,555th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 91 people.

The last name Masimu is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 126,543. In Zimbabwe Masimu is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 35 percent reside, Harare Province, where 27 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mausimu929/
Mashimu925/
Masimus921/
Masimud921/
Matsimu921/
Massimu921/
Masimhu921/
Matshimu86123/
Matsimhu8631/
Massimou865/
Massimeu863/
Massimus862/
Hmasimuu861/
Mhashimu861/
Mashimud861/
Matsimou861/
Mazimu83204/
Masemu8391/
Majimu8387/
Magimu835/
Mesimu834/
Maximu834/
Massimoud801/
Machimu774,239/
Maigemu77277/
Meshimu7748/
Madjimu7727/
Maximou7726/
Maazimu775/
Masemut773/
Mazimus773/
Maijemu773/
Madzimu772/
Masimoo771/
Matgimu771/
Masemhu771/
Machimou7111/
Maizimou716/
Madjimou711/
Mashimushth711/
Matchimu711/
Maazzimu711/
Madzimou711/
Macimuhe711/
Majemu6761/
Mojimu6715/
Mazemu6713/
Magemu6712/
Mocimu6710/
Mozimu673/
Moussimou673/
Mhachimou671/
Maichimou671/
Maxemu671/

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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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