Muswa Surname
Approximately 1,005 people bear this surname
Muswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 373 | 1:104,663 | 10,371 |
| DR Congo | 335 | 1:220,536 | 21,570 |
| Zambia | 127 | 1:124,803 | 9,426 |
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Muswa (368) may also be a first name.
Muswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muswa (Hindi: मूसवा) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Muswa.
How Common Is The Last Name Muswa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Muswa is the 360,343rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,251,289 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Muswa are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 453,251st most common given name world-wide It is held by 368 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 104,663. In Uganda Muswa is most common in: Nebbi District, where 52 percent reside, Budaka District, where 11 percent reside and Kibuku District, where 10 percent reside. Beside Uganda it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Zambia, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Muswa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muswa in the Hindi language | ||
| मूसवा | musava | - |
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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 Muswa
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