Musalwe Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Musalwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 283 | 1:56,007 | 5,145 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Musalwe (37) may also be a first name.
Musalwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musalwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musalwe is found most in Zambia. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musalwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 717,442nd most numerous surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. Musalwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musalwe are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 37 people.
The last name Musalwe is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 283 people, or 1 in 56,007. In Zambia Musalwe is most numerous in: Central Province, where 41 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musalwa | 86 | 1,071 | / |
| Musolwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Misalwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Musalue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Musalbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mushalwa | 80 | 51 | / |
| Musaalwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Musaulwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musalhwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musolw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Musolwa | 71 | 213 | / |
| Mosalve | 71 | 44 | / |
| Mosalwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Muchalwead | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musalva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musalbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mussalvi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Musoolwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mosholwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousalui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moosalve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Misalway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moussalbai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mosolwa | 57 | 22 | / |
| Mosalui | 57 | 13 | / |
| Muzolwa | 57 | 2 | / |
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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 Musalwe
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