Musisi Surname
Approximately 35,072 people bear this surname
Musisi Surname User-submission:
The word musisi means 'earthquake' in Luganda, a language widely spoken in Uganda. This name is given to a child who is born during the period when earthquake is occurring. A parent can name his child Musisi if an earthquake occurred during pregnancy.
Read More About This SurnameMusisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 33,517 | 1:1,165 | 127 |
| Malawi | 732 | 1:23,387 | 3,582 |
| Kenya | 253 | 1:182,529 | 13,729 |
| Namibia | 172 | 1:14,008 | 2,588 |
| England | 99 | 1:562,809 | 34,447 |
| Zambia | 65 | 1:243,845 | 14,860 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Musisi (1,696) may also be a first name.
Musisi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The word musisi means 'earthquake' in Luganda, a language widely spoken in Uganda. This name is given to a child who is born during the period when earthquake is occurring. A parent can name his child Musisi if an earthquake occurred during pregnancy. Musisi is also a name given to one of the gods of Baganda in Uganda. They believe he is a strong god because he can shake the earth. So they worship him in their traditional religion.
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Average Musisi Salary in
United States
$44,903 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Musisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musisi (Georgian: მუსისი) occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Musisi? popularity and diffusion
Musisi is the 15,898th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 207,788 people. The last name Musisi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Musisi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 186,675th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 1,696 people.
The last name Musisi is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 33,517 people, or 1 in 1,165. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Wakiso District, where 20 percent live, Mukono District, where 10 percent live and Kampala District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda Musisi exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Musisi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Musisi last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Musisi surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Musisi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1600.84% more than the national average, earning R 4,041,840 per year; in United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $54,168 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Musisi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Musisi in the Georgian language | ||
| მუსისი | musisi | - |
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