Musonda Surname

2,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musonda Surname Definition:

Musonda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: pioneer / The person that is the first to taste.

Musonda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia178,0051:895
DR Congo26,9941:2,737290
Zimbabwe3061:50,4527,689
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
England1741:320,21923,859
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Iceland161:23,7561,850
China151:91,154,7714,767
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Scotland121:446,15118,166
India91:85,229,487684,495
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France21:33,211,361423,184
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Guyana11:762,22114,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Musonda (19,448) may also be a first name.

Musonda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musonda is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: pioneer / The person that is the first to taste.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musonda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musonda (Russian: Мусонда) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musonda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Musonda is the 2,703rd most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,336 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musonda live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Musonda is also the 38,650th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 19,448 people.

It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 178,005 people, or 1 in 89. In Zambia Musonda is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent live, Northern Province, where 23 percent live and Luapula Province, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Musonda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Musonda last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Musonda earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.13% more than the national average, earning R 290,220 per year and in United States they earn 16.88% less than the national average, earning $35,864 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushonda93161/
Musondaa933/
Musondah933/
Mussonda932/
Muysonda931/
Moussonda88962/
Musanda864,545/
Musunda862,048/
Musonde86416/
Muzonda86189/
Musondi86108/
Musondo86108/
Muconda8650/
Musomda865/
Mosonda861/
Misonda861/
Moussounda8216,318/
Moutsounda821/
Mussunda806,318/
Musianda80315/
Mushanda80215/
Mutsunda80164/
Mutsondi8045/
Mussanda8040/
Mushondo8038/
Mushunda8021/
Mushenda8012/
Musiondo808/
Musaanda805/
Missonda804/
Mushonde802/
Mussondo802/
Muzondha801/
Mutsanda801/
Musandad801/
Muysunda801/
Musandah801/
Mishonda800/
Mousssounda781/
Mutshunda75130/
Moussanda7586/
Mossounda754/
Missounda754/
Moussondi754/
Muzasinda752/
Moussonde751/
Muzondo716,352/
Musundi713,972/
Mucanda712,174/
Musande711,291/
Muzondi71605/
Musandi71436/
Moussoundi71434/
Musando71208/
Muzanda71200/
Mosanda71175/
Muzunda71117/
Muzonde71106/
Mujanda71106/
Musunde7194/
Mosondo7139/
Mosonde7122/
Misanda7119/
Musundo7114/
Mucondo7110/
Mujondo714/
Mushahanda712/
Mosondi711/
Mushchanda711/
Mushandaya711/
M'Mushanda711/
Moussondje711/
Mosunda711/
Mishondo675,966/
Missanda67355/
Mushando67218/
Mushandi67206/
Mosianda6782/
Muisandi6768/
Mushande6754/
Musandie6748/
Mutsando6742/
Musandje6734/
Mossanda6723/
Muzhanda6721/
Musandhe6717/
Mushendo6713/
Mossondo6713/
Mishenda6710/
Mussandi679/
Musunder679/
Muzandaz678/
Mutsande677/
Muchondo677/
Muzondoh676/
Mousande675/
Moussoundou674/
Mushunde672/
Muchanda672/
Musiando672/
Muchunda672/
Mushundi672/
Mussundi672/
Mausande671/
Muzaanda671/
Muzhenda671/
Musundge671/
Musaande671/
Muizondo671/
Musiandi671/
Mosoonde671/
Mussando671/
Mususndi671/
Mishanda670/

Musonda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musonda in the Russian language
Мусондаmusonda-

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