Musambwa Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Musambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 270 | 1:144,590 | 12,956 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
Musambwa (70) may also be a first name.
Musambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Musambwa occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Musambwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musambwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 653,013th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musambwa live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 70 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 270 people, or 1 in 144,590. In Uganda Musambwa is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 66 percent are found, Manafwa District, where 9 percent are found and Bududa District, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Musambwa exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutsambwa | 94 | 247 | / |
| Mushambwa | 94 | 9 | / |
| Musampwa | 88 | 11,483 | / |
| Musombwa | 88 | 2,239 | / |
| Musembwa | 88 | 116 | / |
| Muzambwa | 88 | 26 | / |
| Misambwa | 88 | 21 | / |
| Musambwe | 88 | 5 | / |
| Mujambwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mosambwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mushambwe | 82 | 124 | / |
| Mushombwa | 82 | 82 | / |
| Mutsambwe | 82 | 7 | / |
| Musaimbwe | 82 | 4 | / |
| Muchambwa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mussembwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mushambwi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mudjambwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Musammpwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mussampwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mutsambwi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muchaambwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mizambwa | 75 | 1,374 | / |
| Musombwe | 75 | 126 | / |
| Musampua | 75 | 41 | / |
| Musombua | 75 | 27 | / |
| Mosombwa | 75 | 27 | / |
| Musampwe | 75 | 21 | / |
| Muzembwa | 75 | 11 | / |
| Musanpwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Musompwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Muzampwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musonbwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musambue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchambwe | 71 | 60 | / |
| Muchombwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mushombwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchaambwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mutchombwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mozombwa | 63 | 55 | / |
| Musompwe | 63 | 2 | / |
| Muzambue | 63 | 1 | / |
| Misempwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Misombua | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muchombwe | 59 | 29 | / |
| Mozombua | 50 | 89 | / |
| Musonvua | 50 | 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 Musambwa
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