Musunya Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Zambia181:880,55128,935
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Musunya (50) may also be a first name.

Musunya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musunya is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musunya? popularity and diffusion

Musunya is the 2,436,415th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Musunya are found; 66 percent are found in Central Africa and 66 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 50 people.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Beside The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 29 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushunya9323/
Musunia8616/
Mosunya8614/
Muzunya8614/
Musunja8611/
Musonya862/
Musunha862/
Musunea861/
Mushonya802/
Mushunha801/
Musuniah801/
Musuneha801/
Musonjya801/
Mousugna801/
Mushunja801/
Musuña77212/
Musonja7141/
Muzunyo712/
Moussounia711/
Musonia710/
Musoniah678/
Mushonja677/
Musungio671/
Mushonyo671/
Mushonjai631/
Muchunjo536/
Mushonio531/
Mosonjoa531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musunya
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