Musakanya Surname
Approximately 4,589 people bear this surname
Musakanya Surname Definition:
Musakanya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who causes sudden unrest by his / her arrival.
Musakanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4,101 | 1:3,865 | 471 |
| Zimbabwe | 366 | 1:42,181 | 6,506 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Musakanya (213) may also be a first name.
Musakanya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Musakanya is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person who causes sudden unrest by his / her arrival.
Musakanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musakanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Musakanya occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musakanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 102,613th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,588,047 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Musakanya reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Musakanya is also the 619,385th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 213 people.
The surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 4,101 people, or 1 in 3,865. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Muchinga Province, where 33 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Beside Zambia it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
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Footnotes
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