Muswana Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muswana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muswana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2441:64,9595,770
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446

Muswana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muswana is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muswana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muswana is the 770,644th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Muswana are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 64,959. In Zambia Muswana is most numerous in: Lusaka Province, where 34 percent live, Southern Province, where 32 percent live and Central Province, where 21 percent live. Not including Zambia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Muswana Last Name Statistics demography

Muswana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.64% less than the national average, earning R 31,740 per year.

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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 Muswana
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