Musamwa Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Musamwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musamwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Musamwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Musamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Musamwa occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musamwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Musamwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musamwa live; 57 percent live in Central Africa and 57 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Musamwa is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and Zambia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutshamwa8827/
Musamba8611,535/
Musemwa862,276/
Musamwe8649/
Musomwa8627/
Musamwi869/
Musanwa862/
Musamua861/
Mushamba803,130/
Musambai80812/
Muisamba80144/
Musambay80112/
Mussamba8060/
Musaamba8054/
Mushemwa8047/
Mutsamwi8028/
Musaimba807/
Musaumba804/
Muchamwa804/
Mausamba801/
Museamba801/
Moussamba7510/
Musambaih751/
Muessamua751/
Musahamba751/
Mushaamba751/
Muzamba7110,746/
Musambi717,036/
Musambo711,657/
Musambe71951/
Musamvi712/
Musanva711/
Musonwa711/
Muçamba711/
Mujanwa711/
Musomwe711/
Mhausanwad711/
Mushambi672,970/
Mushambo67182/
Mushambe67181/
Muzhamba6778/
Mutsamvi6729/
Muizamba6728/
Muisambe6721/
Musaimbe6714/
Mussambo677/
Mausambe676/
Muchomwa676/
Musambyi674/
Musaynva671/
Mussamby671/
Muchamva671/
Mussambi671/
Mauzamba671/
Muchanwa671/
Muzaimba671/
Mussambe671/
Mushanva671/
Muzaamba671/
Mushanba671/
Musaambi671/
Musanbay671/
Mushomwe671/

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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 Musamwa
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