Muswalo Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muswalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muswalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3201:49,5314,688
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Muswalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muswalo occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Muswalo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muswalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muswalo is the 816,514th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muswalo reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 49,531. In Zambia Muswalo is mostly concentrated in: Central Province, where 77 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 11 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Zambia Muswalo exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushwalo932/
Muswala86888/
Moswalo86295/
Miswalo8622/
Muswelo863/
Mushwala8066/
Muswaila804/
Mussualo801/
Muswaala801/
Muswaula801/
Muswela71238/
Miswala7180/
Moswala7153/
Musuala7135/
Mosualo714/
Musweela6730/
Musbaila676/
Muchwala672/
Mosweala671/
Moswaila671/
Mussuala671/
Miswalla671/
Mausualau631/
Misuala57163/
Misuelo57110/
Mosuala5734/
Musuela5721/
Miswela573/
Muzuala571/
Missuala532/
Mussuela531/

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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 Muswalo
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