Musekura Surname
Approximately 1,044 people bear this surname
Musekura Surname User-submission:
The Musekura surname means 'one who helps you away when you're the laughing stock'. Musekura is a cultural name specifically used by Bafumbira of Kisoro district, Uganda. The name has its origin in the Rufumbira verb guseka, which means 'to laugh', thus, gusekura is 'to help someonee out from being laughed at'.
Read More About This SurnameMusekura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 894 | 1:43,668 | 5,473 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Musekura (49) may also be a first name.
Musekura Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Musekura surname means 'one who helps you away when you're the laughing stock'. Musekura is a cultural name specifically used by Bafumbira of Kisoro district, Uganda. The name has its origin in the Rufumbira verb guseka, which means 'to laugh', thus, gusekura is 'to help someonee out from being laughed at'. A child is named after Musekura depending on the circumstances of birth, for instance first born after a long period without a child, or culturally a male child after many female children, or being born at the time after a family upheaval to the favor of the parents.
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Where Does The Last Name Musekura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Musekura is found most in Uganda. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Musekura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Musekura is the 349,716th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,980,408 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Musekura are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 49 people.
The surname Musekura is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 894 people, or 1 in 43,668. In Uganda Musekura is most frequent in: Kisoro District, where 27 percent live, Kibaale District, where 17 percent live and Kamwenge District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mushekura | 94 | 65 | / |
| Musekuura | 94 | 19 | / |
| Mussekura | 94 | 1 | / |
| Museekura | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mushekuura | 89 | 4 | / |
| Musakura | 88 | 298 | / |
| Musekuro | 88 | 2 | / |
| Musikura | 88 | 1 | / |
| Musekoora | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mushikura | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mutsikura | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mugikura | 75 | 1,551 | / |
| Musakuro | 75 | 216 | / |
| Muzokura | 75 | 132 | / |
| Musikira | 75 | 122 | / |
| Musakira | 75 | 111 | / |
| Misakura | 75 | 7 | / |
| Muzikura | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musikuri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mushakira | 71 | 2 | / |
| Misikuro | 63 | 11 | / |
| Muzakira | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moussacoura | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muzikora | 63 | 1 | / |
| Muzikuri | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moussakouro | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mushikori | 59 | 56 | / |
| Muchikuri | 59 | 5 | / |
| Musakiroh | 59 | 5 | / |
| Mudzikora | 59 | 2 | / |
| Mossikora | 59 | 1 | / |
| Musicori | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mizokuro | 50 | 4 | / |
| Mizikira | 50 | 1 | / |
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