Musowa Surname
Approximately 1,922 people bear this surname
Musowa Surname Definition:
Musowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that is born during a family bereavement. Loud, grieving cry.
Musowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,647 | 1:10,394 | 1,611 |
| Zimbabwe | 99 | 1:155,942 | 19,667 |
| Zambia | 90 | 1:176,110 | 12,058 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Musowa (34) may also be a first name.
Musowa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Musowa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a child that is born during a family bereavement. Loud, grieving cry.
Musowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Musowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musowa occurs most in Malawi. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 214,101st most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,791,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musowa are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,647 people, or 1 in 10,394. Barring Malawi this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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