Musimwa Surname
Approximately 8,227 people bear this surname
Musimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 6,800 | 1:10,865 | 1,346 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,258 | 1:12,272 | 1,631 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Musimwa (781) may also be a first name.
Musimwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musimwa occurs most in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Musimwa? popularity and diffusion
Musimwa is the 61,127th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 885,808 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musimwa reside; 83 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Musimwa is also the 293,584th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 781 people.
It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 6,800 people, or 1 in 10,865. Not including The DR Congo Musimwa exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mushimwa | 93 | 806 | / |
| Musimwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musimwaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Musimwahe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Musemwa | 86 | 2,276 | / |
| Musimba | 86 | 1,023 | / |
| Misimwa | 86 | 41 | / |
| Musinwa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Musimua | 86 | 21 | / |
| Muzimwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Musimwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mushimba | 80 | 2,223 | / |
| Muchimwa | 80 | 545 | / |
| Mudzimwa | 80 | 257 | / |
| Mushinwa | 80 | 57 | / |
| Mushemwa | 80 | 47 | / |
| Mushimwe | 80 | 37 | / |
| Musimbay | 80 | 21 | / |
| Musaimba | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mushimwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mishimwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutsinwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutsemwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mushimua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musuimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musiemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mushimbay | 75 | 253 | / |
| Muishimba | 75 | 62 | / |
| Mushimbai | 75 | 21 | / |
| Moussimba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Muchimwaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muchimwah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musimbi | 71 | 14,516 | / |
| Mugimba | 71 | 3,273 | / |
| Muzimba | 71 | 2,357 | / |
| Musimbe | 71 | 552 | / |
| Musenwa | 71 | 524 | / |
| Musemba | 71 | 311 | / |
| Musimbo | 71 | 210 | / |
| Mucimba | 71 | 18 | / |
| Musemwe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Muginwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Misimua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muzimwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mugemwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musemua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muchemwa | 67 | 13,305 | / |
| Mushimbi | 67 | 1,072 | / |
| Muchimwe | 67 | 418 | / |
| Mushimbo | 67 | 157 | / |
| Mushemba | 67 | 126 | / |
| Mushimbe | 67 | 125 | / |
| Muzhimba | 67 | 29 | / |
| Musaimbe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mussimbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mushenwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Museemba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Muzienwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muchimwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mudzinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Museamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzaimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mujjinwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Musimwa
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