Mushimu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mushimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mushimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mushimu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mushimu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mushimu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mushimu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mushimu are found; 40 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mushimu is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 50 percent are found and Zamfara, where 50 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutshimu9327/
Musimu921,996/
Mishimu86828/
Mutsimu86115/
Mushumu8612/
Mausimu869/
Musiemu862/
Muchimu862/
Mussimu862/
Musimau861/
Mutsimhu8090/
Mutchimu801/
Muzimu77335/
Musemu77266/
Musumu77127/
Misimu774/
Moussimou753/
Muchemu7121/
Misimou718/
Musemhu712/
Musumau711/
Museamu711/
Moutchimou711/
Muisemu711/
Mouzimou671/
Moussemou631/
Muzemu6254/
Mocimu6210/
Meutchemeu5917/
Mossimù571/
Mouzemou534/

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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 Mushimu
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