Musanda Surname

103,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,4081:30,6813,840
Zambia1,9681:8,054956
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
Kenya551:839,63532,298
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Musanda (389) may also be a first name.

Musanda Last Name Facts

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

Musanda (Hindi: मुसन्दा, Marathi: मुसंडा) is most common in The DR Congo. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musanda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 103,443rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,603,420 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musanda are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Musanda is also the 439,102nd most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 389 people.

The surname Musanda is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,408 people, or 1 in 30,681. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 43 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Musanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Musanda surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Musanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musanda in the Hindi language
मुसन्दाmusanda-
Musanda in the Marathi language
मुसंडाmusanda-

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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 Musanda
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