Musungu Surname
Approximately 19,476 people bear this surname
Musungu Surname Definition:
Musungu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a white person.
Musungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 13,727 | 1:3,364 | 519 |
| DR Congo | 2,730 | 1:27,062 | 3,394 |
| Uganda | 2,363 | 1:16,521 | 2,564 |
| Zambia | 528 | 1:30,019 | 3,098 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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.
Musungu Demographics
Average Musungu Salary in
United States
$33,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutsungu | 93 | 69 | / |
| Mushungu | 93 | 23 | / |
| Mussungu | 93 | 20 | / |
| Mususngu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Musugu | 92 | 884 | / |
| Musunu | 92 | 31 | / |
| Mutshungu | 88 | 4 | / |
| Musheungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mousoungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muzungu | 86 | 18,615 | / |
| Mujungu | 86 | 3,634 | / |
| Mosungu | 86 | 830 | / |
| Misungu | 86 | 316 | / |
| Musongu | 86 | 28 | / |
| Mushugu | 86 | 22 | / |
| Mucungu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Muhsunu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Musunhu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Musuggu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Musuugu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mousoungou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Muchungu | 80 | 281 | / |
| Mujjungu | 80 | 87 | / |
| Mushingu | 80 | 56 | / |
| Muizungu | 80 | 27 | / |
| Muzhungu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mushughu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Muzungut | 80 | 8 | / |
| Mudjungu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mujuungu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Muzuungu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mushongu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Moshungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mhuzungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mujunggu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Muuzungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutshunu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Missungu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moussoungou | 78 | 3,735 | / |
| Moutsoungou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mosugu | 77 | 389 | / |
| Muzugu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Muzunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mutchungu | 75 | 21 | / |
| Muchunguh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muizhungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Muzung'hu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moussounghou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Muchunu | 71 | 1,269 | / |
| Muchugu | 71 | 743 | / |
| Moussounou | 71 | 172 | / |
| Mosongu | 71 | 157 | / |
| Mozungu | 71 | 145 | / |
| Moussougou | 71 | 28 | / |
| Moutsounou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mizungu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Moshunu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mossoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moushounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muzumgu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosunnu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mishingu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Muchunhu | 67 | 6 | / |
Musungu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Musungu in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁସୁୁମୁା | musuumua | 72.22 |
| ମୁସୁୁଚାିଆ | musuucai'a | 5.56 |
| ମୁସୁୁକାଲୁିଆ | musuukalui'a | 5.56 |
| ମୁସୁୁେହା | musuueha | 5.56 |
| ମୁଶୁୁମୁା | musuumua | 5.56 |
| ମୁସୁୁମୁଣ୍ତା | musuumunta | 5.56 |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musungu
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