Museshi Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Museshi Surname Definition:

Museshi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: rafter maker.

Museshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2491:185,46113,917
Zambia681:233,08714,396
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Museshi (14) may also be a first name.

Museshi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Museshi is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: rafter maker.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Museshi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Museshi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Museshi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Museshi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 775,315th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Museshi reside; 68 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Museshi is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name globally, borne by 14 people.

The last name Museshi is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 185,461. In Kenya Museshi is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 98 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 0 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 0 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 19 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Museshi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Museshi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musheshi9327/
Museshio931/
Mousheshi881/
Mutsheshi881/
Musashi863,367/
Musesha86957/
Musetsi8682/
Musoshi8656/
Museisi8632/
Musechi8616/
Musesei8610/
Museshe864/
Musesai863/
Mugeshi863/
Moseshi861/
Museesi861/
Mujeshi861/
Mushishi80440/
Mushesha80235/
Mushoshi80214/
Musheshe80176/
Mmusetsi80148/
Museisei80131/
Mushashi8080/
Musaschi8043/
Mutsetsi8039/
Museshyo8033/
Mutshesi8021/
Mussashi8016/
'Musetsi8010/
Mosheshi8010/
Mushechi804/
Mucheshi804/
Musiesie804/
Moseschi801/
Musisi7735,072/
Musesa771,328/
Musese771,189/
Musosi77943/
Musasi77468/
Mujesi7739/
Musezi772/
Mushaishi7591/
Mushioshi7527/
Moushashi7511/
Moucheshi751/
Moussiesi751/
Moussiessi713,501/
Mugechi711,006/
Mushosi71576/
Mushizi71180/
Misoshi71144/
Musisha71136/
Mushesa7189/
Misashi7160/
Moshesi7129/
Musashe7127/
Musaasi7115/
Muzashi7115/
Mucesha7113/
Museche7112/
Moseisi718/
Mausesa717/
Mujechi716/
Mussisi716/
Mosesha715/
Musichi715/
Museesa715/
Muisisi715/
Musisis715/
Mugeshe714/
Mushixi714/
Mousosi713/
Mushisa712/
Mousahashi712/
Musitsi712/
Moosesi711/
Musasih711/
Musishe711/
Mugishi711/
Mousisi711/
Musaszi711/
Museese711/
Musessa711/
Mujsisi711/
Mujeshe711/
Musissi711/
Mushisi711/
Musiese711/
Moseseh711/
Musetse711/
Musaisi711/
Muzassi711/
Moshesha671,005/
Mosheshe67796/
Mutsetse67652/
Mushisha67320/
Muschici67134/
Muchishi6794/
Musheche6790/
Mutshise6782/
Misischi6767/
Moussiessie6766/
Moussezi6724/
Muzitshi6721/
Mujitshi6721/
Mutshisi6715/
Mushashe679/
Mizuishi677/
Mishashi677/
Muzzassi677/
Muscheci674/
Mutsitsi674/
Mugiashi674/
Mushitsi673/
Muchechi671/
Mushihsi671/
Mucheshe671/
Mushichi671/
Mushishe671/
Musaisha671/
Missashi671/
Mussassi671/
Mauchesi671/
Moussisa671/
Mishoshi671/
Mussissi671/
Mushaisi671/
Moussosi671/
Mousssiessi671/
Mousshiscer670/

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Museshi
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