Musanide Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
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.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musanida | 88 | 2 | / |
| Moutsanides | 84 | 3 | / |
| Musangidi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mousainade | 78 | 2 | / |
| Moutsanidis | 74 | 23 | / |
| Musonidis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosanedi | 63 | 3 | / |
| Muzenidi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mosianedi | 59 | 156 | / |
| Musongedi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moseanedi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Moschonidi | 56 | 1 | / |
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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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