Musiva Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Musiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1081:427,59223,179
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Musiva (27) may also be a first name.

Musiva Last Name Facts

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

Musiva (Hindi: मूसीवा, Russian: Мусива) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Musiva click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musiva? popularity and diffusion

The surname Musiva is the 1,683,218th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. Musiva is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Musiva reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 27 people.

The surname Musiva is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 427,592. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 55 percent are found, Makueni County, where 39 percent are found and Machakos County, where 4 percent are found. Beside Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Musiva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musieva92472/
Musivay9221/
Mutsiva9215/
Mussiva924/
Musaiva922/
Musivat921/
Mushiva921/
Mushieva8615/
Mutsieva862/
Musiba836,663/
Musiwa835,378/
Museva831,231/
Muziva83249/
Mugiva8339/
Musivi8319/
Mujiva838/
Misiva836/
Musivo832/
Muxiva831/
Musive831/
Musshoiva805/
Mussivaia801/
Musibau7710,347/
Mushiba772,639/
Musaiwa77989/
Museeva77365/
Mushivi77154/
Musheva77140/
Musieba7788/
Musibay7784/
Musimpa7775/
Mushiwa7774/
Mosieva7768/
Mhusiwa7767/
Mutsiba7738/
Musuiba7727/
Mugieva7726/
Musibah7725/
Mutseva7721/
Musibha7720/
Misieva7720/
Musibat7720/
Mutsivi7717/
Muzieva7712/
Muchiva7711/
Misivau7710/
Mudziva779/
Musihwa778/
Mousiba778/
Mussiba777/
Musaivi777/
Musaiba776/
Mussiwa776/
Musayva775/
Musibaa774/
Musyova772/
Mishiva772/
Musibai772/
Mussivi772/
Mauseva771/
Musiwau771/
Musevad771/
Mujivha771/
Musiwga771/
Musuiwa771/
Musibad771/
Mausiwa771/
Musiswa771/
Muszeva771/
Missiva771/
Mousiwa771/
Mussive771/
Musivhi771/
Musibahu71277/
Mishieva71174/
Mushaiwa71160/
Mutseiwa7177/
Mausheva7168/
Mushimpa7168/
Mushibau7132/
Muzhieva7126/
Murzieva7121/
Musheeva7115/
Mutsiwau7110/
Muisibau718/
Mausibau718/
Mauzieva717/
Mudzivai717/
Musaibah715/
Mutseeva714/
Muzaivah714/
Mutshiba714/
Mushibay714/
Muyseeva714/
Mousibau712/
Mushibat712/
Mousaiba712/
Musihuay712/
Mushiswa712/
Mausevad711/
Misheiva711/
Missieva711/
Meusheva711/
Muchesva711/
Mossieva711/
Musaihwa711/
Musaijwa711/
Mushaiba711/
Muchivha711/
Mushibai711/
Musaibau711/
Mmusibau711/
Musibbah711/
Mousibah711/
Mousseva711/
Moutsiba711/
Museba6710,938/
Museve672,310/
Muzivi671,159/
Mosiwa67861/
Mizeva67604/
Mujiwa67602/
Mosiba67371/
Musewa67257/
Musibe67217/
Muziba67178/
Musibi67173/
Muziwa6785/
Mugiba6769/
Miseva6760/
Musevi6759/
Muzive6734/
Muzeva6726/
Misiwa6716/
Muševa6712/
Mujivo6711/
Mushishwa679/
Musiwi675/
Musiwe675/
Musebi675/
Musiwo673/
Musibo673/
Mugiwa672/
Musewi672/
Moussibai672/
Mhausevad671/
Moucheiva671/
Mugeva671/
Mugivo671/
Mushibhau671/
Moussibaï671/
Musevo671/
Muisseeva671/
Miziva671/
Musyba671/
Mosivo671/
Mushibahu671/
Mosyva671/
Mucivo671/

Musiva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musiva in the Hindi language
मूसीवाmusiva50
मुसीवाmusiva50
Musiva in the Russian language
Мусиваmusiva-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musiva
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