Musheke Surname

313,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musheke Surname Definition:

Musheke is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a small type of fish.

Musheke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,1691:13,5591,560
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Musheke (1,082) may also be a first name.

Musheke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musheke is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a small type of fish.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musheke is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: dweller of the shores of a sandy stream.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musheke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musheke is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Musheke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 313,815th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,088,175 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musheke live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 242,775th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 1,082 people.

The last name Musheke is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,169 people, or 1 in 13,559. In Zambia Musheke is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 84 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 9 percent reside and Central Province, where 4 percent reside. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushieke931/
Mutsheke931/
Museke921,641/
Mushek921/
M'Musheke881/
Moutsheke881/
Mushoke862,051/
Musheka86260/
Mushike86139/
Mushake8687/
Muschek8668/
Musheki8612/
Misheke865/
Mueseke864/
Musieke862/
Musheck861/
Musheek861/
Mushekh861/
Mosheke861/
Musecke860/
Musek83152/
Mushaike80600/
Maushake80417/
Musheche8090/
Mushacke8024/
Moutseke8018/
Muscheck809/
Mousseke802/
Mushekka801/
Muschoke801/
Muhsheek801/
Musheiki801/
Mushikeh801/
Mushieka801/
Mushiekh801/
Muchekhe801/
Mutshike801/
Meusohke800/
Musheski800/
Musoke7729,786/
Museka779,668/
Moseke77565/
Museki77534/
Mushyk77410/
Musake77234/
Musike77163/
Miseke77163/
Moshek77143/
Muceke77118/
Mushik77106/
Musiek77105/
Muzsek7792/
Mousek7723/
Museck7715/
Musheg774/
Museik772/
Mussek771/
Museuk771/
Meusek771/
Mausek771/
Muscheika7529/
Mushekova755/
Mushaikeh752/
Maushacke752/
Musheaque751/
Misscheke751/
Mushika712,058/
Muschik71605/
Musiket71262/
Moschek71208/
Musaike71160/
Musieka71157/
Mushoki71145/
Mushiki71136/
Museeky71105/
Mushaki7181/
Mucheck7179/
Mishake7168/
Moeseke7149/
Misheki7146/
Mutsike7140/
Misseke7137/
Mutchek7130/
Mousoke7128/
Muiseki7127/
Musekki7115/
Museyck7115/
Moshekh7114/
Museche7112/
Mußhake7111/
Moshiek7110/
Mosseke7110/
Musikhe719/
Mouseck719/
Mutshik716/
Mosheka714/
Musikeh713/
Musiche713/
Muchike712/
Musheaq712/
Mushick712/
Mussake712/
Moussek712/
Mucheik712/
Mussoke712/
Musyoke712/
Mishike712/
Musekha712/
Mosheki712/
Mushyka712/
Mauseka711/
Misehke711/
Mosheik711/
Mosheky711/
Moushik711/
Musseck711/
Mosekie711/
Museski711/
Musecka711/
Mausheq711/
Mauszek711/
Mauxeke711/
Mousake711/
Mousheg711/
Muusoke711/
Musokee711/
Musokke711/
Musseka711/
Musokhe711/
Museika711/
Musekoa711/
Musiked711/
Mushegh710/
Musseki710/
Muttsek710/
Musik6710,130/
Mosek67762/
Muschick67519/
Mucek67509/
Musyk67232/
Mushkova67168/
Moushegh67132/
Musec6770/
Mosheikh6749/
Musekova6743/
Mushisky6734/
Mušek6726/
Moscheik6724/
Moscheck6717/
Mushakaj6713/
Mushikha6710/
Mushique6710/
Mousseki678/
Muszeika677/
Musikead677/
Mutschik676/
Mushaikh675/
Mushakih675/
Mushechi674/
Mutshiki674/
Mauschik674/
Muchikey673/
Muschika673/
Mushaque673/
Maucheck673/
Mushikit673/
Mucheski672/
Museg672/
Muchesky672/
Mooshekh671/
Misseike671/
Mosheegh671/
Muchecje671/
Mutcheck671/
Musaikhe671/
Mushaika671/
Mushakhi671/
M'Muceke671/
Muchecki671/
Moucheik671/
Mousikes671/
Moussake671/
Muschaik671/
Museikis671/
Mußhacke671/
Mushicka671/
Musiekhe671/
Musseque671/
Mutsseki671/
Mushikay671/
Mousseka671/
Mutsiket671/
Mushchyk671/
Musikker670/

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