Massemba Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Massemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Massemba (71) may also be a first name.
Massemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Massemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Massemba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺻﻤﺒﻪ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Massemba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Massemba is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Massemba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Massemba reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 71 people.
The last name Massemba is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 80 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and The Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Massemba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Massemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺻﻤﺒﻪ | masmbh | - |
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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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- 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 Massemba
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