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

The surname Muswaga is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Muswaga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muswaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muswaga is the 2,121,169th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muswaga are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 62 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 220,138. In Zambia Muswaga is primarily concentrated in: Northern Province, where 56 percent live, Muchinga Province, where 43 percent live and Central Province, where 1 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Muswaga
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