Musame Surname
Approximately 332 people bear this surname
Musame Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 228 | 1:171,225 | 14,513 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Musame (47) may also be a first name.
Musame Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musame Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Musame (Hindi: मुसामे) is most common in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musame? popularity and diffusion
The last name Musame is the 832,284th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 21,950,440 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Musame reside; 69 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 47 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 171,225. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 58 percent live, Tororo District, where 14 percent live and Mayuge District, where 6 percent live. Not including Uganda Musame exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Musame Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Musame in the Hindi language | ||
| मुसामे | musame | - |
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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 Musame
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