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 last name Musungu (Oriya: ମୁସୁୁମୁା) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Musungu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 27,601st most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 374,181 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 numerous forename worldwide, held by 3,504 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 13,727 people, or 1 in 3,364. In Kenya Musungu is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 45 percent live, Bungoma County, where 15 percent live and Busia County, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 12 percent live.
Musungu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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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