Mukosa Surname
Approximately 8,473 people bear this surname
Mukosa Surname Definition:
Mukosa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who exhibits great strength.
Mukosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4,509 | 1:3,515 | 442 |
| DR Congo | 3,393 | 1:21,774 | 2,751 |
| Zimbabwe | 347 | 1:44,491 | 6,844 |
| Uganda | 168 | 1:232,377 | 17,736 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mukosa (1,182) may also be a first name.
Mukosa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mukosa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who exhibits great strength.
Mukosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mukosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mukosa has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukosa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 59,551st most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 860,090 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukosa live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mukosa is also the 230,757th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 1,182 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 4,509 people, or 1 in 3,515. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Luapula Province, where 27 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent are found. Not including Zambia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 40 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
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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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