Museke Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Museke Surname Definition:

Museke is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: basket.

Museke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6381:24,8432,647
DR Congo6291:117,45612,805
Zimbabwe2741:56,3448,535
Namibia381:63,4057,039
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Museke (611) may also be a first name.

Museke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Museke is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: basket.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Museke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Museke is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Museke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 243,084th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,440,918 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Museke live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 337,969th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 611 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 638 people, or 1 in 24,843. In Zambia Museke is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 37 percent are found, Western Province, where 37 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Zambia it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musheke921,197/
Mueseke924/
Musieke922/
Musecke920/
Musek91152/
Moutseke8618/
Mousseke862/
Mushieke861/
Musiekhe861/
Mutsheke861/
Musoke8329,786/
Museka839,668/
Moseke83565/
Museki83534/
Muzeke83296/
Musake83234/
Mujeke83203/
Musike83163/
Miseke83163/
Muceke83118/
Musiek83105/
Muzsek8392/
Mugeke8338/
Mousek8323/
Museck8315/
Museik832/
Mussek831/
Museuk831/
Mushek831/
Meusek831/
Mausek831/
M'Musheke801/
Moutsheke801/
Mushoke772,051/
Musiket77262/
Musheka77260/
Musaike77160/
Musieka77157/
Mushike77139/
Museeky77105/
Mushake7787/
Muschek7768/
Mudjeke7755/
Moeseke7749/
Mutsike7740/
Misseke7737/
Museegh7731/
Mousoke7728/
Muiseki7727/
Musekki7715/
Museyck7715/
Museche7712/
Musheki7712/
Mosseke7710/
Mouseck779/
Moujeke778/
Misheke775/
Muzheke773/
Musikeh773/
Mussake772/
Moussek772/
Mussoke772/
Musyoke772/
Musekha772/
Mauseka771/
Maujeke771/
Misehke771/
Musheck771/
Musheek771/
Mushekh771/
Musseck771/
Mosekie771/
Museski771/
Musecka771/
Mauszek771/
Mauxeke771/
Mousake771/
Mujekhe771/
Muzieke771/
Muusoke771/
Musokee771/
Musokke771/
Musseka771/
Museika771/
Musekoa771/
Mosheke771/
Musiked771/
Musseki770/
Muttsek770/
Musik7310,130/
Mosek73762/
Mucek73509/
Musyk73232/
Musec7370/
Mušek7326/
Museg732/
Mushaike71600/
Maushake71417/
Musheche7190/
Musekova7143/
Mushacke7124/
Muscheck719/
Mousseki718/
Muszeika717/
Musikead717/
Misseike711/
Mujekker711/
Mushekka711/
M'Muceke711/
Mousikes711/
Moussake711/
Muschoke711/
Museikis711/
Muhsheek711/
Musheiki711/
Mushikeh711/
Musseque711/
Mutsseki711/
Mushieka711/
Mushiekh711/
Moujekeh711/
Muchekhe711/
Mutshike711/
Mousseka711/
Mutsiket711/
Meusohke710/
Musheski710/
Musikker710/
Musoki6716,894/
Moseki6712,241/
Musick679,493/
Musika678,196/
Moseka677,156/
Muzeka671,926/
Mujike671,841/
Musaki671,085/
Mosiek67553/
Mujeki67538/
Mushyk67410/
Musiki67326/
Muzsik67314/
Mozeke67231/
Muzeki67203/
Misake67202/
Muszik67150/
Moshek67143/
Moszek67127/
Mushik67106/
Muzike67105/
Misike6769/
Muczek6762/
Mutsyk6757/
Mizeke6752/
Misoke6748/
Mosike6744/
Mouček6739/
Miseki6739/
Mossek6738/
Musyka6737/
Mussik6734/
Muscheika6729/
Muzake6724/
Mausik6723/
Musice6723/
Muszyk6721/
Musigk6713/
Muzyke6712/
Meusec6711/
Musaik6711/
Musegg6710/
Muscik678/
Muzeck678/
Museca677/
Muceka677/
Musikh676/
Mousik676/
Musyck675/
Mushekova675/
Musheg674/
Moseeg674/
Moseyk673/
Mugeki673/
Mugike673/
Mussex673/
Muzsík673/
Mushaikeh672/
Mouzek672/
Muhsik672/
Muusik672/
Maushacke672/
Mosekh671/
Moseky671/
Musheaque671/
Moesek671/
Musedq671/
Misscheke671/
Moussegue671/
Meusik671/
Musuik671/
Mucece671/
Muzzek671/
Musseg670/
Musisk670/
Meusex670/

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