Musowoya Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musowoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musowoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1961:80,8676,857
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
England31:18,572,686338,250
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Musowoya Last Name Facts

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

Musowoya occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musowoya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Musowoya is the 837,371st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name Musowoya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Musowoya reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 80,867. In Zambia Musowoya is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 50 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 46 percent reside and Central Province, where 1 percent reside. Other than Zambia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 32 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musowaya8863/
Musoboya8817/
Musowoyo881/
Musoboy8021/
Mushowiyah786/
Muzoboya751/
Musowayi751/
Musobiya751/
Muzoweya751/
Muzowuya751/
Musawiyah715/
Muchowaya711/
Musawau675/
Muzovoy671/
Musoboi671/
Musuwau671/
Musobay671/
Misowou671/
Mosovoy671/
Musawai671/

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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
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  • 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 Musowoya
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