Musalaba Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Musalaba Surname Definition:
Musalaba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: crucifix.
Musalaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 124 | 1:127,822 | 9,586 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Musalaba (49) may also be a first name.
Musalaba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Musalaba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: crucifix.
Musalaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musalaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musalaba is found most in Zambia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Musalaba.
How Common Is The Last Name Musalaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Musalaba is the 1,447,279th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Musalaba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musalaba are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Musalaba is also the 1,430,306th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 127,822. In Zambia Musalaba is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 42 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 36 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent reside. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misalaba | 88 | 10,515 | / |
| Mujalaba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Missalaba | 82 | 4 | / |
| Musalavad | 82 | 4 | / |
| Musaalabi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Musalampay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mousalabou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Moutsalabi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Musalova | 75 | 374 | / |
| Muzalabo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musailova | 71 | 156 | / |
| Musalyova | 71 | 45 | / |
| Muchalabe | 71 | 36 | / |
| Musialova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mushalova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muchalabi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mutsalova | 71 | 3 | / |
| Musaylova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mushailova | 67 | 67 | / |
| Muchalavad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mushaylova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mousailova | 67 | 5 | / |
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Footnotes
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