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

Museti is found most frequently in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Museti? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 400,040th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,290,723 people. Museti occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Museti are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Museti is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 106,898. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 68 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 16 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Museti exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Museti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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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