Musunga Surname

64,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musunga Surname Definition:

Musunga is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a great warrior.

Musunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4,9441:3,206401
DR Congo2,1751:33,9684,226
Zimbabwe2801:55,1378,349
Kenya1031:448,34923,733
Uganda881:443,62826,657
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
England191:2,932,529101,561
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Musunga (526) may also be a first name.

Musunga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musunga is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a great warrior.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musunga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: porridge.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musunga (Oriya: ମୁସୁ) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musunga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 64,988th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 947,665 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musunga live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 367,904th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 526 people.

The last name Musunga is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 4,944 people, or 1 in 3,206. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Luapula Province, where 38 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Musunga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Musunga last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Musunga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.75% less than the national average, earning R 102,768 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musungay93308/
Mushunga93240/
Musungai9369/
Mutsunga9368/
Musungah9314/
Mussunga932/
Musuunga932/
Musuna92616/
Musuga9259/
Mutshunga8855/
Mussungai881/
Mosunga862,526/
Musonga861,305/
Musungo86872/
Muzunga86784/
Mujunga86290/
Musungi86267/
Misunga86241/
Musunge8665/
Mushuna8642/
Musuuga8638/
Mucunga8628/
Musunah8613/
Musuuna868/
Mutsuna867/
Mushuga866/
Musiuna866/
Musunha862/
Mausuna861/
Mutsuga861/
Musunas861/
Musauna861/
Musugga861/
Musumga861/
Musunea861/
Musugai861/
Musugas861/
Mussuga861/
Moussounga8213/
Moutsounga822/
Mushonga8010,772/
Mussungo805,524/
Mushinga801,910/
Muchunga80252/
Mutsungi80213/
Musungui80201/
Mutsunge80133/
Musong'a8053/
Mujjunga8021/
Mausunah807/
Mushunge807/
Mushungi806/
Mutsungo804/
Muzhunga802/
Mudjunga802/
Mahusuna801/
Mutshuna801/
Mushunah801/
Mushungo801/
Mushunha801/
Musungoh801/
Muson'ga801/
Muzungai801/
Mousouga801/
Mousugna801/
Mishunga801/
Musongay801/
Musongea801/
Musongha801/
Musoonga801/
Musiungi801/
Mussuuna801/
Mutsugah801/
Musoga776,131/
Musona773,911/
Musuña77212/
Muzuna7757/
Mosuga7723/
Musuno7722/
Muzuga7710/
Mosuna772/
Musugo771/
Mutsungie758/
Mushongah755/
Missounga753/
Moussonga752/
Mushoonga751/
Muitsungi751/
Muchungai751/
Mousoungo751/
Moussouga751/
Mouzounga751/
Meusseuna751/
Muishinga751/
Muushinga751/
Mushungye751/
Mutchunga751/
Muchungah751/
Moussouna751/
Musongo716,452/
Musonge712,955/
Musongi71388/
Mushona71163/
Musumha71159/
Mosungi71110/
Mutsuno7184/
Muchuga7182/
Muchuna7179/
Mosonga7175/
Mushoga7131/
Muzonga7130/
M'Mushonga7121/
Musunoi7114/
Muzungi7114/
Mosunge7114/
Moshuna719/
Moutsounas714/
Muzungo713/
Musooga713/
Musonoa712/
Musonna712/
Mosungo712/
Muzunge712/
Muxuina711/
Muzuuga711/
M'Muchunga711/
Mucungo711/
Mosiuna711/
Meudjeunga711/
Mujungo711/
Musogah711/
Mousoungou711/
Moussoungou673,735/
Mushongo671,434/
Mushingo671,308/
Mishinga67863/
Mushongi67786/
Mouzouna67309/
Muchungi67199/
Musongie67124/
Mossonga6761/
Mussongo6734/
Muzhonga6711/
Mushumha678/
Muchunge675/
Muchunas673/
Musong'o673/
Mushonge672/
Moussoungui672/
Mouzouga672/
Musongho672/
Musongoh672/
Mosongoa672/
Moutsoungou672/
Mushonha671/
Moushoga671/
Mousongi671/
Mousongo671/
Mosungie671/
Mosungoh671/
Mishungo671/
Muzuingi671/
Mosungoi671/
Mouzonga671/

Musunga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musunga in the Oriya language
ମୁସୁmusu85.71
ମୁଶୁmusu7.14
ମୁଷୁାmusua7.14

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