Musungu Forename

119,923rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,504 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Musungu Forename Definition:

Musungu is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a white person.

Musungu Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya
67%
 
3,1631:14,6401,618
DR Congo
81%
 
2601:283,95211,442
India
86%
 
321:37,964,937716,884
Uganda
95%
 
321:1,279,90420,143
Zambia-71:2,264,97121,963
Tanzania
 
67%
51:10,557,66441,958
England-41:13,900,73089,263
United States-11:362,536,9771,167,197

Musungu (19,476) may also be a surname.

Musungu Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musungu is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a white person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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