Musulwa Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musulwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2271:203,43614,736
Zambia1971:80,4566,837
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Musulwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musulwa occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Musulwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Musulwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Musulwa is the 581,222nd most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 13,495,455 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Musulwa live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 203,436. In Kenya Musulwa is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 66 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 32 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.

Musulwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Musulwa surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushulwa931/
Musaulwa931/
Mgushulwa882/
Musulwe86466/
Musolwa86213/
Mujulwa8614/
Muxulwa864/
Musulua862/
Mosulwa861/
Muzulwa861/
Misulwa861/
Mushilwa80138/
Mujjulwa804/
Musoolwa803/
Muchulwad754/
Misulua7155/
Mosolwa7122/
Musolua7121/
Muzolwa712/
Musolwe711/
Musulves671/
Mushilua671/
Mozulua57219/
Muzolua5721/
Missilva531/
Mosholwe531/

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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 Musulwa
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