Musuma Surname

324,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5881:125,64613,565
Zambia2101:75,4766,493
Kenya1471:314,14919,561
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Musuma (151) may also be a first name.

Musuma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musuma (Bengali: মুসুমা, Hindi: मुसुमा) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musuma? popularity and diffusion

Musuma is the 324,225th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,342,512 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musuma are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 151 people.

The surname Musuma is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 588 people, or 1 in 125,646. Excluding The DR Congo Musuma occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 18 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Musuma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Musuma surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Musuma earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.34% less than the national average, earning R 27,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushuma92333/
Mutsuma92237/
Musumha92159/
Musumad9296/
Musouma9230/
Musumah9219/
Musumat925/
Musumaa925/
Musuema924/
Mousuma921/
Musumau921/
Muisuma921/
Musumga921/
Mutshuma8689/
Mushumha868/
Muesumah861/
Mussauma861/
Mushumaa861/
Musoma832,515/
Musumi831,082/
Muzuma831,029/
Mosuma83531/
Musume83263/
Mujuma83156/
Misuma83144/
Musumo8372/
Mucuma834/
Moussouma80408/
Moutsouma805/
Mousumi7727,455/
Mousume773,245/
Mushima772,924/
Mausumi772,820/
Mousumy771,983/
Muchuma771,707/
Mushoma77471/
Mausume77360/
Musumhi77309/
Mushumo77240/
Mushumi7760/
Musimah7741/
Mutsumi7727/
Mujjuma7725/
Mutsume775/
Musumyi774/
Musaume774/
Mausumy774/
Mussima773/
Mussoma772/
Muzumai772/
Musooma772/
Muzumha771/
Musomha771/
Musumei771/
Musumhe771/
Misouma771/
Mujumha771/
Musummi771/
Mucuuma771/
Mujumah771/
Mujuuma771/
Missuma771/
Misuuma771/
Muzuuma771/
Muzzuma771/
Mussume771/
Mutjuma771/
Moussoumma751/
Moushumi713,444/
Mousumee71360/
Mossouma71213/
Mausooma71113/
Moushume719/
Mushimah715/
Moushumy715/
Muchuima714/
Maushumi713/
Muschima712/
Mushumhi711/
Maushume711/
Mouzouma711/
Moshouma711/
Mutchuma711/
Mosoma675,762/
Mizuma675,493/
Musomi671,327/
Mosumi67824/
Muzumi67771/
Musomo67520/
Mosume67252/
Muzoma67108/
Musome67101/
Mosumo6786/
Moussoume6760/
Misumo675/
Moussoumi674/
Mouhsumee674/
Mujumo673/
Muhdjumah672/
Mozuma672/
Mouchouma672/
Moujoumaa671/
Muthsummy671/
Moudjouma671/
Moussoumo671/
Moushumee671/
Mutshumer670/

Musuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musuma in the Bengali language
মুসুমাmusuma-
Musuma in the Hindi language
मुसुमाmusuma77.78
मूसुमाmusuma11.11
मुसूमाmusuma11.11

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musuma
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