Musamya Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Musamya Surname User-submission:

The surname Musamya means 'generous successful man' in Luganda. It is common in the Nyinyi Ndiisa clan of Kabira, Masaka district.

Musamya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda611:639,98833,288
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Musamya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Musamya means 'generous successful man' in Luganda. It is common in the Nyinyi Ndiisa clan of Kabira, Masaka district.

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Musamya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musamya is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musamya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musamya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Musamya is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 639,988. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Rakai District, where 38 percent live, Kampala District, where 16 percent live and Masaka District, where 15 percent live. Besides Uganda Musamya exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musaamya939/
Musamia86309/
Musemya8626/
Misamya862/
Mosamya861/
Musamyo861/
Museemya806/
Musamiah801/
Misomya7163/
Muzamia711/
Muchamia671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musamya
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