Musanshi Surname

349,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musanshi Surname Definition:

Musanshi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bed.

Musanshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6081:26,0692,754
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
England51:11,143,612252,590
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Musanshi (13) may also be a first name.

Musanshi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musanshi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: bed.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musanshi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musanshi occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musanshi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 349,113th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,967,061 people. The surname Musanshi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Musanshi reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Musanshi is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

Musanshi is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 608 people, or 1 in 26,069. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 57 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Zambia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 41 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musanschi942/
Mushanshi941/
Musansi931,309/
Musansha88555/
Musanzhi8823/
Musanchi882/
Mushansi881/
Musonshi881/
Mosanshi881/
Mushansha822/
Moussansi821/
Musangi806,115/
Musanji801,726/
Musanse80853/
Musansa80522/
Musanzi80503/
Mujansi80168/
Musamsi8016/
Mosansi808/
Misansi801/
Mucansi801/
Moussanssi781/
Mushainseh781/
Musangie752,730/
Musandji75506/
Mushangi75333/
Muisangi75166/
Misonshi7521/
Mutsangi759/
Musanzai754/
Mutsanzi751/
Mushansa751/
Musonsha751/
Mushanzi751/
Muisangie715,713/
Muzangish71123/
Mishansih714/
Muchanchi712/
Musatnser711/
Mussangie711/
Mujeanchi711/
Muisangia711/
Musasinzi711/
Mujangi6713,106/
Musange675,814/
Musanje674,027/
Musanze672,152/
Musanza671,200/
Musongi67388/
Musonji67126/
Muzangi6786/
Muzanzi6774/
Musonsa6756/
Muçanji6740/
Mujanji6729/
Mucanse6728/
Musonse6727/
Muzanji6725/
Misanse6721/
Musamji6714/
Mosansa6710/
Musonzi6710/
Mucanji677/
Musamgi674/
Misanzi674/
Muzansa671/
Musance671/
Mizansi671/

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