Musengele Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Musengele Surname Definition:
Musengele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a stretcher which is used for medical purposes.
Musengele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Kenya | 63 | 1:733,014 | 30,691 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
Musengele Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Musengele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a stretcher which is used for medical purposes.
Musengele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musengele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Musengele occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Musengele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,537,949th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musengele live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 47 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.
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