Musanto Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musanto Surname Definition:

Musanto is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: someone who awakens suddenly.

Musanto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1851:714,86155,312
Zambia1471:107,8238,449
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Musanto (530) may also be a first name.

Musanto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musanto is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: someone who awakens suddenly.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musanto Last Name Facts

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

Musanto occurs most in Indonesia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Musanto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 683,026th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 16,752,979 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Musanto reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Musanto is also the 366,410th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 530 people.

The surname Musanto is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 714,861. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 51 percent are found, Central Java, where 26 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Musanto Last Name Statistics demography

Musanto earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.77% less than the national average, earning $31,167 USD per year.

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Footnotes

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