Musambu Surname
Approximately 3,191 people bear this surname
Musambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,085 | 1:23,948 | 3,017 |
| Uganda | 94 | 1:415,311 | 25,587 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Musambu (125) may also be a first name.
Musambu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musambu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Musambu occurs most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Musambu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Musambu is the 139,962nd most widespread last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,283,781 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musambu are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Musambu is also the 832,731st most common first name internationally, held by 125 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,085 people, or 1 in 23,948. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mushambu | 93 | 6 | / |
| Mussambu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musiambu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mutsambu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musamvu | 86 | 930 | / |
| Misambu | 86 | 458 | / |
| Musombu | 86 | 202 | / |
| Musembu | 86 | 164 | / |
| Muzambu | 86 | 84 | / |
| Musanbu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mosambu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moussambou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mishambu | 80 | 164 | / |
| Misaambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Miesambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musanmvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Missambou | 75 | 12 | / |
| Musanvu | 71 | 700 | / |
| Muzombu | 71 | 75 | / |
| Muzembu | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mizambu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moussombou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mosombu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mozambu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muzambù | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moussoumbou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mushanvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muuzombu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Missoumbou | 59 | 4 | / |
| Mauzoumbou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mizembu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Muzomvu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muzanvu | 57 | 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 Musambu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis