Musanide Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Musanide Surname Definition:

Musanide is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a person who has little regard for those that dislike him/her and goes about his/her business freely.

Musanide Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Zambia121:1,320,82731,121

Musanide (172) may also be a first name.

Musanide Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musanide is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a person who has little regard for those that dislike him/her and goes about his/her business freely.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musanide Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musanide is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musanide? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musanide live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Musanide is also the 696,764th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 172 people.

The surname Musanide is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe Musanide is most common in: Mashonaland West Province, where 94 percent are found and Harare Province, where 6 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musanida882/
Moutsanides843/
Musangidi821/
Mousainade782/
Moutsanidis7423/
Musonidis711/
Mosanedi633/
Muzenidi631/
Mosianedi59156/
Musongedi591/
Moseanedi591/
Moschonidi561/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musanide
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