Musawo Surname

142,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Musawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,0301:24,3833,068
Uganda891:438,64426,475
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Musawo Last Name Facts

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

Musawo is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Musawo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Musawo is the 142,270th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,329,034 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musawo reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,030 people, or 1 in 24,383. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutsawo9235/
Mushawo922/
Mussawo921/
Moutsawo862/
Musawa833,682/
Mujawo83538/
Musowo8350/
Mosawo8318/
Musabo8314/
Misawo8310/
Musewo834/
Musaiwa77989/
Mushawa77251/
Mushabo77222/
Mushowo77103/
Muchawo7759/
Musawah7752/
Mujaawo7732/
Mushavo7728/
Mousawa7719/
Musaewa7712/
Mujahwo7712/
Mujjawo779/
Mussabo779/
Musawau775/
Musawwa774/
Musaboi774/
Musaawa773/
Moshawo772/
Mutsawa772/
Musoswo771/
Musahwa771/
Mujhawo771/
Musaswa771/
Musaabo771/
Missawo771/
Mushaiwa71160/
Mussahwa7120/
Moussawa718/
Mushaboi717/
Moussabo715/
Mujjaawo712/
Musawwad712/
Mousavou712/
Mousabou711/
Maussawa711/
Musaihwa711/
Musahawa711/
Musaijwa711/
Musshawa710/
Misawa6734,549/
Moussavou6729,805/
Musaba673,764/
Musobo672,316/
Musowa671,922/
Musoba671,771/
Museva671,231/
Musova67905/
Musava67566/
Musewa67257/
Muzawa67226/
Mosawa67171/
Moussabou67122/
Mujawa6742/
Mosowo6712/
Misewo6712/
Musovo6711/
Mousavost6710/
Musová676/
Moussavot672/
Muzewo672/
Misavo672/
Mujavo671/
Mushawath671/
Mousashwa671/
Mizawo671/
Mucawa671/
Mouchawou671/
Moushabou671/
Moussouwo671/
Mozawo671/
Musevo671/
Muzabo671/
Muzowo671/

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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 Musawo
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