Mushili Surname
Approximately 13,753 people bear this surname
Mushili Surname Definition:
Mushili is a surname of the Bemba / Lamba / Lala tribe, meaning: soil. Owner of the land. This name is reserved for royalty in the Lamba chiefdom.
Mushili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 12,260 | 1:1,293 | 178 |
| DR Congo | 1,382 | 1:53,458 | 6,444 |
| Namibia | 50 | 1:48,188 | 6,016 |
| Cameroon | 41 | 1:506,563 | 40,818 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mushili (1,086) may also be a first name.
Mushili Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mushili is a surname of the Bemba / Lamba / Lala tribe, meaning: soil. Owner of the land. This name is reserved for royalty in the Lamba chiefdom.
Mushili Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mushili Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mushili occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mushili? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mushili is the 38,263rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 529,888 people. The surname Mushili occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mushili reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mushili is also the 242,240th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 1,086 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 12,260 people, or 1 in 1,293. In Zambia Mushili is most common in: Central Province, where 24 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Northern Province, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Namibia, where 0 percent live.
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Footnotes
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