Musawu Surname
Approximately 18,050 people bear this surname
Musawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 17,889 | 1:4,130 | 468 |
| Uganda | 57 | 1:684,900 | 34,656 |
| Zambia | 51 | 1:310,783 | 17,285 |
| Zimbabwe | 45 | 1:343,072 | 32,830 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Musawu (122) may also be a first name.
Musawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musawu is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Musawu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musawu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 29,655th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 403,742 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musawu reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Musawu is also the 844,248th most frequently held forename world-wide It is held by 122 people.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 17,889 people, or 1 in 4,130. Outside of The DR Congo Musawu occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 0 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musawau | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mushawu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Musaswu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muttsawu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Musewu | 83 | 572 | / |
| Musavu | 83 | 196 | / |
| Musabu | 83 | 149 | / |
| Muzawu | 83 | 49 | / |
| Mujawu | 83 | 40 | / |
| Misawu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mosawu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Musowu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mussavu | 77 | 354 | / |
| Muchawu | 77 | 79 | / |
| Mushewu | 77 | 20 | / |
| Musabau | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mushowu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Musaibu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Moshawu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Musavhu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mussabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mushabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mutsowu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mishawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mousavou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mousabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musaibau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moussavou | 67 | 29,805 | / |
| Muzavu | 67 | 243 | / |
| Musevu | 67 | 155 | / |
| Moussabou | 67 | 122 | / |
| Muzabu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Misewu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Muzewu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mujavu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mosowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moushabou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouchawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mizawu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Musawu
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