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

Musanye occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musanye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musanye live; 64 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Musanye is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bugiri District, where 64 percent reside, Budaka District, where 7 percent reside and Kampala District, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

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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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