Musana Surname

25,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Musana Surname Definition:

Musana is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: waist.

Musana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda16,2381:2,404386
Rwanda3,1011:3,665908
Zimbabwe1,0241:15,0762,116
Zambia4131:38,3783,829
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Indonesia1781:742,97357,103
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
England411:1,358,97760,528
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
India131:59,005,029552,550
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Musana (1,624) may also be a first name.

Musana Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musana is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: waist.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musana (Bengali: মুসানা, Georgian: მუსანა, Hindi: मुसाना, Oriya: ମୁସଣା) is found most frequently in Uganda. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Musana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Musana is the 25,033rd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 338,044 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Musana are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 191,561st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,624 people.

The last name Musana is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 16,238 people, or 1 in 2,404. In Uganda Musana is primarily found in: Buyende District, where 10 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 10 percent reside and Kaliro District, where 7 percent reside. Beside Uganda this last name exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 14 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Musana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Musana last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Musana earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.15% less than the national average, earning R 135,108 per year and in Canada they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $47,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musanga927,555/
Musanna922,084/
Mushana92442/
Musiana92239/
Muhsana92187/
Musanah92119/
Musaana9274/
Mutsana9253/
Mussana9232/
Musaena9216/
Musjana9216/
Musahna929/
Musaina928/
Mousana927/
Musanai922/
Museana922/
Musauna921/
Musanas921/
Musanau921/
Musanay921/
Mushanga863,285/
Moussana86582/
Mautsana86133/
Mutsanah86132/
Moutsana86129/
Mousaina8639/
Mutsanna8616/
Mussanga8614/
Musainga8610/
Musannah869/
Muhsanah869/
Mussanna865/
Mussanha864/
Musainah863/
Mushanna862/
Mutshana862/
Mousanga862/
Mussaina861/
Mushan'a861/
Musangna861/
Mmusanga861/
Mousatna861/
Muhsanaa861/
Mousanha861/
Mushanah860/
Misana8313,633/
Musona833,911/
Mosana831,660/
Musane831,059/
Mujana83906/
Musena83810/
Musano83610/
Musany83455/
Muzana83194/
Musanj8382/
Mucana8319/
Musanh832/
Muxana831/
Moutsanas80173/
Moussanga80169/
Mushangai8059/
Mousainad8043/
Muszainah807/
Moussanas805/
Musangaya802/
Moussanna801/
Mautshana801/
Mutshaina801/
Mussane7722,280/
Musango776,124/
Musangi776,115/
Musange775,814/
Mushani775,181/
Musanje774,027/
Muzanga772,982/
Missana772,142/
Musanhi771,782/
Mussano77665/
Musanyi77504/
Musanip77457/
Mujanah77432/
Mudjana77388/
Muchana77351/
Moshana77323/
Mugiana77254/
Mussani77196/
Mosiana77164/
Mushona77163/
Musonah77143/
Mujanay77121/
Muzzana77110/
Muzaina7757/
Mutsona7755/
Musanni7737/
Musiane7736/
Mauzana7733/
Muzaana7733/
Muziana7731/
Mosanna7728/
Misaina7728/
Mishana7725/
Mmusane7724/
Mujanai7721/
Mushane7715/
Mausano7715/
Musanii7714/
Musaniy7713/
Musenah7712/
Musjani7712/
Misaana7711/
Misanah7710/
Musanne7710/
Musamha779/
Mujaana779/
Murzana779/
Musaner779/
Muhsena779/
Moseana779/
Misanna778/
Maujana778/
Mussany778/
Musanit778/
Museena777/
Mucanna777/
Musaine776/
Musanis776/
Mossana774/
Moosana773/
Mujanna773/
Muhsani773/
Mausane773/
Mosaina773/
Musanid773/
Mouzana773/
Museani773/
Musonas772/
Mujaina772/
Mushano772/
Musauni772/
Musonna772/
Musanij772/
Mihsana771/
Muzanai771/
Muzsani771/
Musamni771/
Musenaa771/
Muijana771/
Muciana771/
Miesana771/
Musanep771/
Musanie771/
Musanyo771/
Musaane771/
Mujjana771/
Muisane771/
Muuzana771/
Musaned771/
Mhusani771/
Mgusane771/
Mguzana771/
Musenau771/
Musiany771/
Mosanai771/
Musaneh771/
Musanny771/
Mushany770/
Mussena770/
Mousainhad758/
Mushangaya751/
Mushango71694/
Muisange71405/
Mautjana71367/
Mushangi71333/
Muisangi71166/
Muschany71121/
Mujannah71114/
Mushaney71114/
Mautsane7160/
Muhsonah7150/
Mushanyi7145/
Mujainah7140/
Mushange7137/
Musahani7133/
Mutshona7131/
Mushanje7128/
Muchanas7122/
Moshanna7122/
Muisanyi7121/
Moesanah7120/
Mmujanah7120/
Moussane7119/
Musannip7118/
Musanjje7116/
Muchaina7115/
Mossanha7114/
Mussango7113/
Muggiana7112/
Mussanni7112/
Mushanej7111/
Mushanie7110/
Misanhau7110/
Moussano7110/
Moussani718/
Mousgani718/
Mushanhi717/
Mishanea716/
Muzanaah716/
Muchanna715/
Moudjana715/
Mutchana714/
Mousatni714/
Moutsona714/
Mudzhana714/
Musheena713/
Muhsanni713/
Mutsamha712/
Maushani712/
Mujahana712/
Mouhsane712/
Mussanje712/
Mishanaj711/
Mousiane711/
Mossanna711/
Muzhanga711/
Mutsanyi711/
Mushonah711/
Mussaini711/
Musseena711/
Mushanid711/
Mudshani711/
Musainno711/
Mussaino711/
Maussane711/
Mouzanga711/
Mourzana711/
Mousaani711/
Mousango711/
Mousanit711/
Moushani711/
Mosaynea711/
Musangej711/
Musannid711/
Musannie711/
Muscanou711/
Musaango711/
Musaanje711/
Muzainat711/
Muusanje711/
Mussange711/
Mussanip711/
Mosannai711/
Mmujanay711/
Maujjana711/
Mgushane711/
Mguzanga711/
Moutjana711/
Muhdsani711/
Moushane711/
Mouchana711/
Mushaini711/
Mussanit711/
Meuchana711/
Musone671,395/
Mosane67721/
Misona67367/
Moussango67257/
Musono67252/
Misena67135/
Mosano67126/
Muzona6787/
Mosona6785/
Mozana6783/
Muhshonah6782/
Mizana6776/
Muçani6759/
Muzany6747/
Misaña6746/
Muzena6736/
Muzane6735/
Moussanet6735/
Mujano6724/
Mucano6724/
Mujona6722/
Mouchanat6718/
Moudchana6716/
Moussaune6715/
Mosshanah6711/
Mushannip6710/
Moujannad679/
Mouhssani679/
Mutshaini677/
Hmudchana674/
Mautshane673/
Muchannas673/
Mousseane672/
Muhdsanni672/
Mutshaine672/
Muçanj672/
Mousannes671/
Mushaanhi671/
Mujannath671/
Mouchahna671/
Mouhsaine671/
Mouhshena671/
Moutchana671/
Mousainid671/
Mousayneh671/
Moussanni671/
Moussanou671/
Mousseina671/
Meusseuna671/
Musony671/
Mhussaini671/
Moussaine671/
Moussouna671/
Maudchana671/
Mushamner670/

Musana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musana in the Georgian language
მუსანაmusana-
Musana in the Bengali language
মুসানাmusana-
Musana in the Hindi language
मुसानाmusana75
मुसनाmusana25
Musana in the Oriya language
ମୁସଣାmusana33.33
ମୁଷାନାmusana33.33
ମୁସନାmusana33.33

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