Mushiba Surname

164,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mushiba Surname Definition:

Mushiba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a type of indegenous fish.

Mushiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,5581:6,196747
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Mushiba (2,355) may also be a first name.

Mushiba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mushiba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a type of indegenous fish.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mushiba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mushiba (Hindi: मुशीबा, Marathi: मुशीबा, Oriya: ମୁଷିବା) is most common in Zambia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mushiba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mushiba? popularity and diffusion

Mushiba is the 164,399th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,761,480 people. Mushiba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mushiba live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 153,195th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,355 people.

The surname Mushiba is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 2,558 people, or 1 in 6,196. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 59 percent are found, Southern Province, where 15 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent are found. Other than Zambia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and Namibia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushibau9332/
Mutshiba934/
Mushibay934/
Mushibat932/
Mushaiba931/
Mushibai931/
Musiba926,663/
Mushibhau881/
Mushibahu881/
Musibau8610,347/
Musheba86713/
Mushibi86355/
Musieba8688/
Musibay8684/
Mishiba8678/
Mushiwa8674/
Mushibo8660/
Mushibe8651/
Mutsiba8638/
Musuiba8627/
Musibah8625/
Musibha8620/
Musibat8620/
Moshiba8613/
Mousiba868/
Mussiba867/
Musaiba866/
Musibaa864/
Muchiba862/
Musibai862/
Musibad861/
Mushuba861/
Mushiva861/
Mutshibe80653/
Musibahu80277/
Mushaiwa80160/
Mushimpa8068/
Mushieva8015/
Muchibat808/
Muisibau808/
Mausibau808/
Musaibah805/
Mutshibi804/
Musheeba802/
Mousibau802/
Mousaiba802/
Mushiswa802/
Moshibai801/
Mushibei801/
Musaibau801/
Mmusibau801/
Musibaya801/
Muchibai801/
Musibbah801/
Mousibah801/
Mujsheba801/
Moutsiba801/
Museba7710,938/
Musiwa775,378/
Musuba772,897/
Mosiba77371/
Musibe77217/
Muziba77178/
Musibi77173/
Musiva77117/
Misiba776/
Musibo773/
Musyba771/
Mushibich7515/
Mushishwa759/
Musshoiva755/
Moussibai752/
Mutshibhe751/
Moussibaï751/
Musaiwa71989/
Muchiwa71832/
Musieva71472/
Mushivi71154/
Musubau71143/
Musheva71140/
Missiba71124/
Muchibi7199/
Mushewa7175/
Musimpa7175/
Moshiwa7172/
Mhusiwa7167/
Moshibi7167/
Muchibo7152/
Mosibau7149/
Musiebo7145/
Mushebo7136/
Misibau7135/
Musibit7128/
Musiebe7122/
Musivay7121/
Musuuba7117/
Mutsiva7115/
Misheba7112/
Muchiva7111/
Musebau7110/
Musebha718/
Musihwa718/
Mucheba718/
Moshibe718/
Mushebe716/
Mussiwa716/
Muzibau715/
Misibaa714/
Mushebi714/
Mutsibe714/
Musuibe714/
Mussiva714/
Musubai713/
Musaibi713/
Musebah713/
Musaiva712/
Musibou712/
Musibho712/
Mosheba712/
Musebai712/
Musivat711/
Musiwau711/
Musiwga711/
Musuiwa711/
Muusuba711/
Mussuba711/
Museboa711/
Mausiwa711/
Mouziba711/
Mousibe711/
Misibai711/
Misieba711/
Mishibo711/
Musiswa711/
Musibhi711/
Musiebi711/
Musubaa711/
Mousiwa711/
Musseba711/
Musubah711/
Musibei711/
Musivhi711/
Muiseba711/
Mosibaa711/
Muzibai711/
Mussibi711/
Musubahu672,155/
Muchaiwa67320/
Moushebi67299/
Muchihwa67237/
Moshebah67199/
Mhoshiwa67104/
Mutseiwa6777/
Moussibe6773/
Mausheva6768/
Musehewa6757/
Mushimpo6745/
Musebeha6725/
Missieba6717/
Musheeva6715/
Mouchibo6714/
Mutsiwau6710/
Mushempa678/
Misibahu675/
Musebhai674/
Mutshebe674/
Mushimpi674/
Misibaha674/
Moshihwa674/
Muchiswa673/
Mushojwa673/
Missibah673/
Mutsieva672/
Musihuay672/
Meusheva671/
Mucheiwa671/
Mutsehwa671/
Mushempi671/
Musaihwa671/
Musaijwa671/
Musechwa671/
Muchivha671/
Muchiwha671/
Muisebau671/
Moussibo671/
Moutsibi671/
Moucibah671/
Maushebauch670/

Mushiba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mushiba in the Oriya language
ମୁଷିବାmusiba-
Mushiba in the Marathi language
मुशीबाmusiba-
Mushiba in the Hindi language
मुशीबाmusiba66.67
मुशिबाबेगमmusibabegama33.33

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