Muswaba Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muswaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muswaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia891:178,08912,157
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zimbabwe581:266,17728,032
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Muswaba Last Name Facts

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

Muswaba is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muswaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,092,155th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muswaba are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 178,089. In Zambia it is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 58 percent are found, Luapula Province, where 20 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent are found. Not including Zambia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 26 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muswuaba931/
Mushwaba931/
Mutswaba931/
Muswaaba931/
Musvaba86117/
Muswabi8647/
Musuaba8627/
Muswava868/
Musweba864/
Muzwaba863/
Muswoiba801/
Musvava71211/
Muswobi71150/
Moswabe7121/
Moswabi717/
Musuabo711/
Musuabi711/
Mushbabe671/
Musvavi5749/
Musvobe576/
Mosuabe573/
Mosuabi572/
Musvobi572/
Musvobhi531/

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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
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  • 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 Muswaba
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