Musove Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Musove Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Musove Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musove Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musove has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Musove? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musove reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Musove is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 33 percent are found, Machakos County, where 33 percent are found and Tana River County, where 33 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Musove
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