Musakanda Surname
Approximately 857 people bear this surname
Musakanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 731 | 1:21,119 | 3,152 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Musakanda (12) may also be a first name.
Musakanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musakanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
Musakanda is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Musakanda? popularity and diffusion
Musakanda is the 408,080th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Musakanda reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Musakanda is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name globally It is held by 12 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 731 people, or 1 in 21,119. In Zimbabwe Musakanda is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 32 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutsakanda | 95 | 1 | / |
| Moussakanda | 90 | 206 | / |
| Musakande | 89 | 1 | / |
| Musakando | 89 | 1 | / |
| Musakandi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Musokanda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moussakandat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mushekanda | 84 | 24 | / |
| Moussoukanda | 76 | 1 | / |
| Muchakande | 74 | 1 | / |
| Muchakandi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Muchakando | 74 | 1 | / |
| Muchakhandi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mosokonda | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mossokondo | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Musakanda
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