Masombwe Surname
Approximately 276 people bear this surname
Masombwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 174 | 1:91,092 | 7,481 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Masombwe (27) may also be a first name.
Masombwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Masombwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Masombwe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Masombwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Masombwe is the 948,111th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Masombwe reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Masombwe is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 27 people.
The surname Masombwe is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 91,092. In Zambia Masombwe is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 40 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent live and Luapula Province, where 24 percent live. Beside Zambia Masombwe occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 35 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mashombwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mazombwe | 88 | 2,154 | / |
| Masombwa | 88 | 17 | / |
| Majombwe | 88 | 5 | / |
| Masumbwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Masembwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mazhombwe | 82 | 90 | / |
| Masombuea | 82 | 1 | / |
| Massombwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mashambwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Masambwa | 75 | 407 | / |
| Mosombwa | 75 | 27 | / |
| Mazonbwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Masumbwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mazumbwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mazombwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mozambwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mojombwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Masombui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mazembwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mashumbwa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mashambwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Masombuha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mozombwa | 63 | 55 | / |
| Mazambwa | 63 | 39 | / |
| Mosambwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Masampwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Maizambwa | 59 | 42 | / |
| Mazhambwa | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mashambva | 59 | 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 Masombwe
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