Musanye Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Musanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Musanye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musanye is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musanye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Musanye is the 4,206,983rd most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. Musanye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musanye reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is most common in: Bugiri District, where 64 percent live, Budaka District, where 7 percent live and Kampala District, where 7 percent live. Barring Uganda Musanye exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.

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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 Musanye
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