Muzungu Surname

28,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Muzungu Surname Definition:

Muzungu is a surname of the Kaonde / Chewa tribe, meaning: frequent traveller.

Muzungu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda6,5121:1,745423
DR Congo5,7811:12,7801,599
Zambia2,7331:5,799702
Uganda1,4401:27,1113,776
Zimbabwe1,3391:11,5301,498
Kenya3561:129,71910,668
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
Botswana551:39,7627,636
England161:3,482,379114,324
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Comoros11:749,524685
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Muzungu (2,875) may also be a first name.

Muzungu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Muzungu is a surname of the Kaonde / Chewa tribe, meaning: frequent traveller.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Muzungu is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a white person / A prestigious person (slang).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Muzungu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muzungu is borne by more people in Rwanda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muzungu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muzungu is the 28,850th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 391,488 people. The surname Muzungu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muzungu reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 135,615th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 2,875 people.

The last name Muzungu is most frequently used in Rwanda, where it is carried by 6,512 people, or 1 in 1,745. Barring Rwanda Muzungu occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Zambia, where 15 percent are found.

Muzungu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Muzungu last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Muzungu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muizungu9327/
Mudzungu9313/
Muzhungu9310/
Muzungut938/
Muzuungu933/
Muuzungu931/
Mhuzungu931/
Muzugu926/
Muzunu921/
Muzung'hu881/
Muizhungu881/
Musungu8619,476/
Mujungu863,634/
Mozungu86145/
Mucungu8615/
Mizungu8612/
Muzugnu861/
Muzumgu861/
Muchungu80281/
Mujjungu8087/
Mutsungu8069/
Mushungu8023/
Modzungu8021/
Mussungu8020/
Mudjungu804/
Mujuungu803/
Muzhunhu801/
Mususngu801/
Mujunggu801/
Musugu77884/
Mucunu77117/
Musunu7731/
Mucugu7718/
Mujugu7714/
Mujunu771/
Mutchungu7521/
Mutshungu754/
Mouzougou752/
Muchunguh752/
Musheungu751/
Mousoungu751/
Mosungu71830/
Misungu71316/
Musongu7128/
Muhsunu718/
Musunhu712/
Mujughu711/
Musuggu711/
Musuugu711/
Mousoungou711/
Moussoungou673,735/
Mushongu672/
Moutsoungou672/
Moshungu671/

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