Musiba Surname
Approximately 6,663 people bear this surname
Musiba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 5,587 | 1:9,476 | 1,233 |
| Uganda | 687 | 1:56,826 | 6,687 |
| Nigeria | 116 | 1:1,527,093 | 57,948 |
| Philippines | 93 | 1:1,088,583 | 89,772 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Musiba (1,718) may also be a first name.
Musiba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musiba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musiba (Hindi: मुसीबा, Marathi: मुिसबा) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musiba? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 73,845th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,093,733 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Musiba are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 185,222nd most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,718 people.
Musiba is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 5,587 people, or 1 in 9,476. In Tanzania Musiba is most common in: Mara Region, where 23 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 21 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Musiba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Musiba in the Marathi language | ||
| मुिसबा | muisaba | - |
| Musiba in the Hindi language | ||
| मुसीबा | musiba | 77.78 |
| मुसिबा | musiba | 22.22 |
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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 Musiba
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