Musamvu Surname
Approximately 930 people bear this surname
Musamvu Surname Definition:
Musamvu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: a child who is born at the onset of the rainy season.
Musamvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 920 | 1:17,228 | 1,928 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Musamvu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Musamvu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: a child who is born at the onset of the rainy season.
Musamvu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musamvu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musamvu occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Musamvu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musamvu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 382,699th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,836,071 people. The surname Musamvu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musamvu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Musamvu is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 920 people, or 1 in 17,228. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 51 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live. Beside Zambia Musamvu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musanmvu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musambu | 86 | 3,191 | / |
| Musanvu | 86 | 700 | / |
| Musemvu | 86 | 155 | / |
| Mushambu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mussambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musiambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mushanvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutsambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musombu | 71 | 202 | / |
| Misanvu | 71 | 132 | / |
| Musenvu | 71 | 105 | / |
| Muzambu | 71 | 84 | / |
| Musanbu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moussambou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mosambu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muzemvu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muzanvu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muzomvu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Misaanvu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moussombou | 59 | 2 | / |
| Muzombu | 57 | 75 | / |
| Misenvu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Muzambù | 57 | 1 | / |
| Moussoumbou | 56 | 2 | / |
| Muuzombu | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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