Musekese Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Musekese Surname Definition:

Musekese is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: root (of a tree).

Musekese Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Musekese Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musekese is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: root (of a tree).

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Musekese Last Name Facts

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

Musekese is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Musekese click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musekese? popularity and diffusion

Musekese is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Musekese is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musekese live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Musekese is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Manafwa District, where 94 percent are found. Other than Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musekesa88436/
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Muzekeze751/
Mousikes751/
Museikis751/
Musikeze751/
Musikise751/
Muchekesi71223/
Musekedzi711/
Musikis672/
Mucheskesi671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musekese
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