Museto Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Museto Surname Definition:

Museto is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: border.

Museto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia821:193,29212,826
Zimbabwe691:223,74325,019
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Museto (31) may also be a first name.

Museto Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Museto is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: border.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Museto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Museto is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Museto.

How Common Is The Last Name Museto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,276,805th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. Museto occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Museto live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 31 people.

This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 193,292. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 72 percent are found and Western Province, where 28 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musetto92101/
Mutseto9229/
Musheto9223/
Musseto924/
Musieto921/
Musceto921/
Mussetto86387/
Muscetto863/
Museta831,041/
Musito83333/
Moseto83120/
Muzeto8391/
Musoto8340/
Mugeto8313/
Miseto835/
Muschetto80118/
Moussetou801/
Musetha77961/
Musotto77861/
Mutseta77711/
Mucheto77374/
Musheta77314/
Misheto77278/
Musetta77162/
Musieta77109/
Mutsito7780/
Musatto7767/
Mushito7760/
Mugieto7730/
Mosetto7728/
Misieto7727/
Mosetho7723/
Museeta7714/
Mugisto7712/
Mussoto775/
Muceito775/
Musitoh775/
Musseta774/
Mucetto774/
Mushoto773/
Mussito772/
Musaato772/
Museita771/
Muzetto771/
Muzieto771/
Musitho771/
Musitoa771/
Musaeta771/
Mousseitou754/
Mussatto71886/
Muzzetto71299/
Mossetto71278/
Muscetta71266/
Mussetta71127/
Mussotto7160/
Moscheto7144/
Mosethoa7126/
Missieto7110/
Muhsitoh716/
Mousatou715/
Moussato715/
Mishetto715/
Mausieta714/
Muscitto713/
Mouzieto712/
Moshetto712/
Mussatoo711/
Mauzetto711/
Mousieta711/
Mugeta676,919/
Mosito676,578/
Moussitou672,884/
Muxito672,571/
Mujito671,076/
Musita671,001/
Muzito67855/
Musata67622/
Miseta67358/
Muzeta67355/
Musota67338/
Mugito67210/
Musciotto67195/
Moseta67160/
Mucito67111/
Misito6736/
Mušeta6722/
Muscietta6716/
Muschetta6712/
Muzoto677/
Moceto675/
Misoto674/
Mozeto674/
Moussetad674/
Mizeto672/
Muzato671/
Muceta671/
Mujeta671/

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