Muswaga Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muswaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muswaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia721:220,13813,905
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muswaga (62) may also be a first name.

Muswaga Last Name Facts

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

Muswaga is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Muswaga.

How Common Is The Last Name Muswaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muswaga is the 2,121,169th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muswaga live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 62 people.

The surname Muswaga is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 220,138. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Province, where 56 percent live, Muchinga Province, where 43 percent live and Central Province, where 1 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muswagha932/
Muswhanga881/
Muswagi8611/
Miswaga864/
Muswoga861/
Mutsvaga8016/
Musvanga801/
Moswagga801/
Muswangi801/
Musuanga801/
Mushwango7519/
Muzwagi712/
Muzwago711/
Musuango671/
Mutsvagi671/
Mousbahgou591/
Musvongo531/

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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 Muswaga
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