Musendo Surname
Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname
Musendo Surname Definition:
Musendo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person that has to be carried.
Musendo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,314 | 1:11,749 | 1,529 |
| Zambia | 188 | 1:84,308 | 7,077 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Musendo (54) may also be a first name.
Musendo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Musendo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person that has to be carried.
Musendo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musendo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Musendo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Musendo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 239,952nd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,369,032 people. Musendo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Musendo reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 54 people.
This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,314 people, or 1 in 11,749. In Zimbabwe Musendo is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 35 percent live, Harare Province, where 25 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 17 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Musendo occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
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Footnotes
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