Musisi Surname

15,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

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.

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Musisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda33,5171:1,165127
Malawi7321:23,3873,582
Kenya2531:182,52913,729
Namibia1721:14,0082,588
England991:562,80934,447
Zambia651:243,84514,860
United States581:6,249,292299,206
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

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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Musisi Last Name Facts

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

Musisi (Georgian: მუსისი) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musisi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,898th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 207,788 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Musisi live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Musisi is also the 186,675th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,696 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 33,517 people, or 1 in 1,165. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 20 percent are found, Mukono District, where 10 percent are found and Kampala District, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Uganda it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.

Musisi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Musisi are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Museisi9232/
Mussisi926/
Muisisi925/
Musisis925/
Musitsi922/
Mousisi921/
Mujsisi921/
Musissi921/
Mushisi921/
Musaisi921/
Mushishi86440/
Museisei86131/
Mutshisi8615/
Musiesie864/
Mutsitsi864/
Mushitsi863/
Mushihsi861/
Mussissi861/
Mushaisi861/
Mosisi83212/
Musesi8392/
Musisa8366/
Musizi8344/
Misisi8323/
Musigi8323/
Musici8320/
Musiji8312/
Musiçi838/
Mugisi836/
Musise834/
Muzisi833/
Mushaishi8091/
Mutshishi8055/
Mushioshi8027/
Mausisa771,288/
Mosaisi77467/
Muchisi77319/
Mushizi77180/
Mushiji77145/
Musisha77136/
Musetsi7782/
Musaigi7746/
Moosisi7734/
Mousizi7723/
Musisyo7710/
Moseisi778/
Mujisih777/
Musichi775/
Mushixi774/
Mhosisi772/
Musaisa772/
Mushisa772/
'Mosisi772/
Mutsigi771/
Musidzi771/
Mujeisi771/
Musishe771/
Mugishi771/
Mousisa771/
Museesi771/
Musaiji771/
Musissa771/
Mushigi771/
Musiese771/
Mussige771/
Moshisi771/
Mutshitshi7575/
Moussissie751/
Musaidzi71363/
Mushisha71320/
Mmusetsi71148/
Muschici71134/
Muchishi7194/
Moshishi7182/
Mutshise7182/
Misischi7167/
Mutshiji7162/
'Musetsi7110/
Mizuishi717/
Mussiger715/
Mushidji715/
Mosiesei713/
Mississi712/
Mossissi712/
Mushaisa712/
Mushichi711/
Mushishe711/
Musaisha711/
Moussisa711/
Musaaizi711/
Mushaiji711/
Mutsiese711/
Mushidzi711/
Muchaisi711/
Moshoisi711/
Musiserr710/
Mosisa6716,173/
Mugizi675,368/
Musesa671,328/
Musese671,189/
Muzizi67771/
Mushidzhi67333/
Musiza67288/
Mujiji6799/
Musige6799/
Misici6794/
Mugesi6793/
Museji6783/
Mugigi6751/
Moussissa6743/
Mujesi6739/
Mushaishe6725/
Musice6723/
Muçiçi6720/
Muzisa6716/
Mujigi6712/
Mujizi679/
Mosise678/
Muzise677/
Musize675/
Mugiji673/
Mucici673/
Mugise673/
Mosizi672/
Moussisse672/
Musezi672/
Mushaisha672/
Mozisi671/
Mushaizhi671/
Mushisaya671/
Musegi671/
Muzigi671/
Mučići671/
Misizi671/
Moussiesi671/
Musysy671/
Muschiser670/

Musisi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musisi in the Georgian language
მუსისიmusisi-

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