Musungu Surname

27,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Musungu Surname Definition:

Musungu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a white person.

Musungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya13,7271:3,364519
DR Congo2,7301:27,0623,394
Uganda2,3631:16,5212,564
Zambia5281:30,0193,098
France301:2,214,091176,965
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Musungu (3,504) may also be a first name.

Musungu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musungu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a white person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musungu (Oriya: ମୁସୁୁମୁା) is found most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Musungu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musungu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,601st most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 374,181 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musungu are found; 83 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 119,923rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 3,504 people.

The last name Musungu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 13,727 people, or 1 in 3,364. In Kenya Musungu is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 45 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 15 percent reside and Busia County, where 10 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

Musungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Musungu surname is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya.

Musungu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Musungu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musungu in the Oriya language
ମୁସୁୁମୁାmusuumua72.22
ମୁସୁୁଚାିଆmusuucai'a5.56
ମୁସୁୁକାଲୁିଆmusuukalui'a5.56
ମୁସୁୁେହାmusuueha5.56
ମୁଶୁୁମୁାmusuumua5.56
ମୁସୁୁମୁଣ୍ତାmusuumunta5.56

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