Musukwa Surname
Approximately 23,216 people bear this surname
Musukwa Surname User-submission:
The Musukwa surname was adopted when a people migrated and settled in a place where there were musuku trees. They loved the fruits called musuku and thus took up the name. These people were fled from civil war in Northern Africa and settled in Malawi and Zambia.
Read More About This SurnameMusukwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 13,288 | 1:1,193 | 164 |
| Malawi | 9,594 | 1:1,784 | 199 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Musukwa (51) may also be a first name.
Musukwa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Musukwa surname was adopted when a people migrated and settled in a place where there were musuku trees. They loved the fruits called musuku and thus took up the name. These people were fled from civil war in Northern Africa and settled in Malawi and Zambia.
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Where Does The Last Name Musukwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Musukwa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Musukwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musukwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Musukwa is the 23,349th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 313,902 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musukwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 51 people.
The surname Musukwa is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 13,288 people, or 1 in 1,193. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Muchinga Province, where 33 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 32 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Zambia Musukwa is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 41 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mushukwa | 93 | 48 | / |
| Musukkwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musukwaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musukwah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musaukwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mushaukwa | 88 | 1,336 | / |
| Musokwa | 86 | 608 | / |
| Musugwa | 86 | 56 | / |
| Muzukwa | 86 | 48 | / |
| Musukua | 86 | 28 | / |
| Musukwe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Mujukwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mosukwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mushikwa | 80 | 513 | / |
| Moshukwa | 80 | 78 | / |
| Musokwah | 80 | 11 | / |
| Muchukwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Musuhgwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Musoekwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mushokwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mujjukwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mushukwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mushugwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Museugwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutsaugwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mucheukwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Musokwe | 71 | 84 | / |
| Muzukwe | 71 | 44 | / |
| Musokua | 71 | 27 | / |
| Mosokwa | 71 | 13 | / |
| Musogwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Muzukwi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Musukui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mozukwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muzokwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moshokwa | 67 | 476 | / |
| Musunkui | 67 | 425 | / |
| Mushigwa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Musoogwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mushokwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Musungua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mushikua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mishikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muzungwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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