Musemwa Surname

186,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Musemwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musemwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,1091:7,320824
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Zambia591:268,64315,815
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Musemwa (390) may also be a first name.

Musemwa Last Name Facts

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

Musemwa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musemwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 186,108th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,201,909 people. The surname Musemwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musemwa are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Musemwa is also the 438,463rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 390 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 2,109 people, or 1 in 7,320. In Zimbabwe Musemwa is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 25 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 19 percent reside and Harare Province, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushemwa9347/
Mutsemwa931/
Musimwa868,227/
Musenwa86524/
Musemba86311/
Musomwa8627/
Musemwe8614/
Musamwa867/
Musemua861/
Mugemwa861/
Muchemwa8013,305/
Mushimwa80806/
Mushemba80126/
Mushenwa804/
Museemba804/
Museamba801/
Musiemba801/
Musimwai801/
Moussemba752/
Musimwaya751/
Muchemwah751/
Muchjemwa751/
Musimwahe751/
Muchemmwa751/
Musembi7136,053/
Muzemba712,209/
Musimba711,023/
Musembe71662/
Musembo71113/
Misimwa7141/
Musinwa7127/
Musimua7121/
Muzemwe7112/
Muzemwi7110/
Mujenwa714/
Mosenwa714/
Muzimwa713/
Musimwe713/
Mugemba711/
Mugenwa711/
Musemvo711/
Musamua711/
Mushimba672,223/
Musembei67585/
Muchimwa67545/
Mudzimwa67257/
Mushembe67184/
Mushinwa6757/
Mushembo6745/
Mushimwe6737/
Muchemwe6728/
Musimbay6721/
Muchenwa6710/
Musaimba677/
Musembih672/
Mmusembi671/
Mushimua671/
Mutsinwa671/
Mushimwi671/
Muzienwa671/
Musuimba671/
Muchemua671/
Mishimwa671/
Mushembi671/

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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
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  • 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 Musemwa
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