Museti Surname

400,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 879 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Museti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Museti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4321:106,8989,202
Zimbabwe2961:52,1567,938
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zambia261:609,61224,798
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Museti (16) may also be a first name.

Museti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Museti is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Museti? popularity and diffusion

The last name Museti is the 400,040th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 8,290,723 people. Museti occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Museti live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 106,898. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 68 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 16 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Museti occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Museti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musetti924,355/
Musesti92285/
Mouseti9238/
Musethi924/
Mousetis86113/
Musetich869/
Mausetti862/
Mujeti83190/
Musete83140/
Musiti83102/
Mugeti8310/
Muceti831/
Musette77233/
Mugetti77106/
Murzeti7794/
Musiete7783/
Mucetti7730/
Mugethi7722/
Muzzeti778/
Musitti776/
Musetty774/
Musaiti773/
Musethe771/
Museete771/
Museite771/
Musitai771/
Mujeati771/
Mujetti771/
Mujjeti771/
Muzietti7184/
Mousette7161/
Muzzetti7132/
Muggetti7119/
Mousetes7116/
Musaitis713/
Muhijeti711/
Mousiete711/
Muisette710/
Muzeta67355/
Muziti67275/
Mugiti67179/
Mugete6732/
Mujete6716/
Mujiti6713/
Mozeti6711/
Musite6710/
Muzete6710/
Mucete672/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Museti
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