Musobwe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Musobwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musobwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Musobwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musobwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Musobwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Musobwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musobwe are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Musobwe is primarily concentrated in: Mbale District, where 50 percent are found and Rakai District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushobwe93129/
Mutshobwe881/
Musobwa861,582/
Musabwe867/
Musubwe865/
Musebwe861/
Muchobwe8065/
Musuibwe8041/
Mushobwa8028/
Musompwe802/
Mushabwe802/
Mushebwe801/
Mutshopwe751/
Musabwa71347/
Muzabwe71197/
Musubue7121/
Musafwe712/
Musofwa711/
Misabwe711/
Musapwe711/
Musubbe711/
Musuibue67930/
Muchabwe6747/
Mushabwa6722/
Musampwe6721/
Musuibwa6721/
Muchobve679/
Mushabbe672/
Musahbwa671/
Mousaboue639/
Musafwa57203/
Musapwa57182/
Mosabwa5768/
Musabbi5720/
Muzabwa5711/
Musubui574/
Musubbi571/
Musabbih5323/
Mussabbi531/
Muchabve531/
Muchabvei507/
Mousabbih501/
Musavveer501/

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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 Musobwe
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