Musekesa Surname
Approximately 436 people bear this surname
Musekesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 398 | 1:39,824 | 3,942 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Musekesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musekesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musekesa has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musekesa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 681,965th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 16,714,555 people. The surname Musekesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musekesa reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 39,824. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 38 percent live, North-Western Province, where 28 percent live and Central Province, where 26 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musekesha | 94 | 3 | / |
| Musekese | 88 | 17 | / |
| Musekasa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Musekeja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muchekesa | 82 | 18 | / |
| Moussekasa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Musakasa | 75 | 625 | / |
| Musakisa | 75 | 27 | / |
| Musikisa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchekesi | 71 | 223 | / |
| Muchekeza | 71 | 139 | / |
| Mushikisa | 71 | 48 | / |
| Muchekecha | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mutshikisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushakasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mucheskesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musikisi | 63 | 116 | / |
| Musakaza | 63 | 22 | / |
| Musikiza | 63 | 3 | / |
| Mosekiso | 63 | 2 | / |
| Musikeze | 63 | 1 | / |
| Musikezi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Musakaso | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muzekeze | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muzekezi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mushokoza | 59 | 42 | / |
| Mushakiza | 59 | 21 | / |
| Mushikisi | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mushakaza | 59 | 2 | / |
| Musikishi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mutsikisi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Muchikesi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mushikishi | 56 | 32 | / |
| Musiketchi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mosikisi | 50 | 8 | / |
| Muzikiza | 50 | 7 | / |
| Mizakasa | 50 | 4 | / |
| Musikise | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mishackkhosa | 50 | 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 Musekesa
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