Mushinwa Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mushinwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mushinwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mushinwa (17) may also be a first name.

Mushinwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mushinwa is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Mushinwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mushinwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mushinwa is the 2,555,468th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mushinwa reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mushinwa is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 3,342,316. In Nigeria Mushinwa is most common in: Bauchi, where 58 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent reside and Rivers, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musinwa9327/
Mushimwa88806/
Mushenwa884/
Muchinwa881/
Mutsinwa881/
Muchinwad825/
Mutshinva821/
Musimwa808,227/
Musenwa80524/
Musunwa805/
Mushimba752,223/
Muchimwa75545/
Mushemwa7547/
Mushimwe7537/
Muchenwa7510/
Musimwai751/
Mushimwi751/
Mushimbay71253/
Muishimba7162/
Mushimbai7121/
Muchimwah711/
Mussinbai711/
Muishinbi711/
Muchimwaa711/
Musimwahe711/
Musemwa672,276/
Musimba671,023/
Misunwa6712/
Mosenwa674/
Mocinwa672/
Musinbo671/

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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 Mushinwa
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