Musokwe Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia481:330,20717,862
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Musokwe (20) may also be a first name.

Musokwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musokwe is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musokwe? popularity and diffusion

Musokwe is the 2,047,559th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musokwe live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.

The last name Musokwe is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 330,207. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 54 percent are found, Southern Province, where 42 percent are found and Northern Province, where 2 percent are found. Barring Zambia Musokwe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushokwe932/
Musokwa86608/
Misokwe86209/
Mosokwe8639/
Musukwe867/
Musakwe865/
Musekwe863/
Mushakwe80290/
Muchokwe8054/
Mushekwe8011/
Mushokwa802/
Mushukwe801/
Moshokwe801/
Mushongwe75122/
Moshokgwe751/
Musokwaya751/
Musukwa7123,216/
Musakwa712,045/
Musakue7171/
Muzukwe7144/
Mosakwe7135/
Musekwi7129/
Mosokwa7113/
Mujakwe7112/
Musogwa717/
Musagwe714/
Muxakwe711/
Muzokwa711/
Moshokwa67476/
Muzongwe67143/
Mushakwa6756/
Mushekwi6749/
Mushukwa6748/
Musoogwa6710/
Mushagwe674/
Mushakwi672/
Mussoque671/
Mosiakwe671/
Musukkwa671/
Musukwaa671/
Musaukwa671/

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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 Musokwe
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