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 occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mukosa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mukosa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 59,551st most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 860,090 people. The surname Mukosa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mukosa live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 230,757th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 1,182 people.
It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 4,509 people, or 1 in 3,515. In Zambia Mukosa is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 27 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside. Beside Zambia Mukosa occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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