Masunde Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Masunde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Masunde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
India141:54,790,384527,769
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Masunde (21) may also be a first name.

Masunde Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Masunde Come From? nationality or country of origin

Masunde (Marathi: मासूंडे) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Masunde.

How Common Is The Last Name Masunde? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Masunde reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Masunde is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 21 people.

Masunde is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 593,778. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 65 percent reside, Harare Province, where 31 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 4 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent reside and Uganda, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matsunde93146/
Masunder9323/
Massunde932/
Masundei931/
Masgounde881/
Masunda8610,997/
Masonde86617/
Mazunde86136/
Majunde8698/
Masundi8695/
Mosunde863/
Massunda8012,445/
Machunde80901/
Mazunder80655/
Mashinde80421/
Matsundi8098/
Massonde8095/
Mhasonde8059/
Mazhunde8041/
Mashonde8022/
Mashunda806/
Mashundi805/
Masumder803/
Maisunda802/
Masounda801/
Masoundi801/
Masunday801/
Massoutinde781/
Massoundi752,143/
Massounda75318/
Majumnder7510/
Maszumder7510/
Mazumnder7510/
Maijundee758/
Maczunder758/
Majzunder751/
Machuinde751/
Mashuunda751/
Mahasonde751/
Maisunday751/
Mazunda714,200/
Mazonde712,993/
Masonda712,621/
Masondi7135/
Mosonde7122/
Mazumde7116/
Mosundi7114/
Majumde7112/
Macundi715/
Mazundi712/
Majundi711/
Mosunda711/
Mazumder67164,111/
Mashindi671,456/
Mozunder6718/
Majumdea6711/
Mojunder676/
Mashonda674/
Massonda673/
Majumded673/
Machundi673/
Mazumdes673/
Majumdet672/
Mosoonde671/
Majumdee671/
Marzundi671/
Masungyi671/
Massondi671/
Macoundi671/

Masunde Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Masunde in the Marathi language
मासूंडेmasunde62.5
मासुंडेmasunde12.5
मसुंदेmasunde12.5
मसुंडेmasunde12.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Masunde
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