Muzenje Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muzenje Surname Definition:

Muzenje is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a person that lives in a deep hole.

Muzenje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1791:88,5477,336
Zimbabwe891:173,46321,090

Muzenje (19) may also be a first name.

Muzenje Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Muzenje is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a person that lives in a deep hole.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Muzenje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muzenje occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muzenje? popularity and diffusion

The last name Muzenje is the 968,490th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muzenje are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 179 people, or 1 in 88,547. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Muchinga Province, where 65 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 26 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muzhenje931/
Muzenze86485/
Muzenge86284/
Musenje86160/
Muzenji8659/
Mujenje8618/
Muzeyne8616/
Muzenye867/
Muzanje862/
Muzenja861/
Muzenet861/
Mugenje861/
Mouzene861/
Muzeine861/
Mucenje861/
Muchenje8014,494/
Muzhanje80654/
Mouziene80137/
Murziene8021/
Muzhenge8018/
Mushenje802/
Muzhenji801/
Mauziene801/
Mudjenje801/
Muiziene801/
Muzeenze801/
Muziener801/
Mouzenie800/
Musene773,437/
Muzena7736/
Mozene7730/
Mucene7713/
Mugene7710/
Mujene773/
Mudjendje75171/
Muzengeyi7511/
Muzzhanje751/
Mouchenje751/
Mutshenje751/
Musenjech751/
Muzhenyeh751/
Musenge7135,503/
Musanje714,027/
Museene71481/
Muzengi71373/
Muzenzi71250/
Musense71221/
Musenye71141/
Mugenge71128/
Musenie71124/
Muzzeni71115/
Musenji71107/
Musenja71106/
Muzinja71105/
Muzenyi7195/
Muzenza7175/
Mujenge7167/
Mugenye7139/
Muzanji7125/
Mouzena7124/
Muçenji7122/
Mougene7112/
Maugene7111/
Musonje719/
Mugen'e718/
Murzena717/
Musinje714/
Muzieni714/
Museine714/
Mausene712/
Muuzeni711/
Muzeena711/
Musenei711/
Mujenji711/
Mugence711/
Musenhe711/
Musenea711/
Mudjene711/
Mudjenj711/
Mugenji711/
Meuzeni711/
Musengejje711/
Mujjene711/
Muizeni711/
Misenje711/
Muusene711/
Musiene711/
Musener710/
Mozenea710/
Musengie67397/
Mouhcene67191/
Muzhinji6789/
Musenger6752/
Mougenet6752/
Maugenet6744/
Musengei6737/
Mushenge6737/
Mutsinje6723/
Muisener6722/
Meusener6718/
Musanjje6716/
Muchenji6715/
Mussenge679/
Mushenye679/
Mutsenie674/
Musendji674/
Mudjenji674/
Mutsenge673/
Muchinje673/
Mougenez673/
Mousegne673/
Muchenhe672/
Muchenye672/
Musenjja672/
Mauzheni671/
Mouzeena671/
Muzhanji671/
Mushinje671/
Musennge671/
Muzenzhi671/
Mouhsene671/
Mouhsenj671/
Mausegne671/
Mausenet671/
Muchenie671/
Moujzeny671/
Mugienji671/
Mudjenge671/
Mossenje671/
Musanjye671/
Musaanje671/
Museenhe671/
Muusanje671/
Mushenie671/
Mugendge671/
Moudjene671/
Mouzenza671/

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