Musawa Surname

123,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,1041:7,533898
Kenya6641:69,5486,615
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
DR Congo2461:300,32327,390
Nigeria1161:1,527,09357,948
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Uganda361:1,084,42445,587
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Musawa (979) may also be a first name.

Musawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musawa is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Musawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Musawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Musawa is the 123,886th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,979,236 people. The last name Musawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Musawa live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 257,484th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 979 people.

This last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 2,104 people, or 1 in 7,533. In Zambia Musawa is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 41 percent are found, Luapula Province, where 23 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 18 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found.

Musawa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musaiwa92989/
Mushawa92251/
Musawah9252/
Mousawa9219/
Musaewa9212/
Musawau925/
Musawwa924/
Musaawa923/
Mutsawa922/
Musahwa921/
Musawai921/
Musaswa921/
Mushaiwa86160/
Mussahwa8620/
Mushaway8610/
Moussawa868/
Musawwad862/
Musahawa861/
Musaihwa861/
Musaijwa861/
Maussawa861/
Musshawa860/
Misawa8334,549/
Musaba833,764/
Musawo833,129/
Musowa831,922/
Musawi83679/
Musava83566/
Musewa83257/
Muzawa83226/
Mosawa83171/
Musawe8344/
Mujawa8342/
Mucawa831/
Musawy831/
Moussaway803/
Mushawath801/
Mousashwa801/
Musaeva7751,768/
Mousawy772,211/
Mushaba771,583/
Mushava771,445/
Muchawa771,282/
Mousawi77383/
Mutsava77254/
Musabay77178/
Moshawa77149/
Musaabi77141/
Missawa77128/
Museywa77114/
Mushewa7775/
Musohwa7767/
Musavad7744/
Mushowa7742/
Musavat7736/
Musabai7735/
Mutsawo7735/
Musahwi7734/
Mushawe7724/
Mussawi7723/
Mouzawa7720/
Mushawi7717/
Mussava7714/
Mosiawa7714/
Maujawa7713/
Mosaway7713/
Musabau7712/
Musaabe7711/
Mussaba779/
Musawwi778/
Mujjawa777/
Musavay776/
Musaiba776/
Musawip775/
Mujawat775/
Musayva775/
Musaaba774/
Musoowa773/
Musaiva772/
Musavah772/
Mujawaz772/
Mushawo772/
Mutsawi771/
Mutsowa771/
Musabha771/
Musatva771/
Musawwe771/
Mujawai771/
Musuiwa771/
Misawah771/
Meuzawa771/
Musaswe771/
Musawie771/
Murzawa771/
Musaabo771/
Musabaa771/
Museewa771/
Mujsaba771/
Misaiwa771/
Mussawo771/
Musouwa771/
Musavaa771/
Musawiz771/
Moussawi71850/
Muchaiwa71320/
Mushaeva71289/
Mushabaa71239/
Mussaeva71189/
Musabhai71183/
Mousavat71106/
Mutseiwa7177/
Mushabaj7125/
Musavaya7122/
Mushaweh7111/
Maudjawa7111/
Mousaeva7111/
Moussaba719/
Moussawy715/
Muzauwas715/
Musabhay715/
Moshawah715/
Musahabi714/
Moujawaz714/
Mushojwa713/
Mousaiba712/
Moutsawo712/
Mousaavi712/
Muchahwa711/
Muchawad711/
Musavath711/
Mushabha711/
Mushahwe711/
Mushaiba711/
Muishaba711/
Muchaawa711/
Musaibau711/
Mutshawe711/
Musabaah711/
Mujjaawa711/
Mutshawi711/
Mushawer711/
Mutsaiwy711/
Musabe677,440/
Musavi672,662/
Musabi672,188/
Musoba671,771/
Museva671,231/
Musova67905/
Musowe67876/
Mosawi67743/
Mujawo67538/
Muzaba67518/
Muzava67206/
Mosowa67123/
Misowa67123/
Mozawa6775/
Muzowa6770/
Mosawy6759/
Mizawa6752/
Musowo6750/
Musave6750/
Moussawer6734/
Musavhaya6732/
Moussaeva6731/
Mosawo6718/
Misava6714/
Musabo6714/
Mujava6712/
Mosawe6710/
Misawo6710/
Musowi679/
Musavy678/
Moussawee677/
Misewa676/
Musewo674/
Moussouwa672/
Musaby672/
Muchhawad671/
Muzewa671/
Moutchawa671/
Mousahabi671/
Moussabah671/
Moussabay671/
Musavı671/
Mushaba'h671/
Mushawish671/
Mouchawah671/
Muchawach671/
Maussawer671/

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