Muzungu Surname
Approximately 18,615 people bear this surname
Muzungu Surname Definition:
Muzungu is a surname of the Kaonde / Chewa tribe, meaning: frequent traveller.
Muzungu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 6,512 | 1:1,745 | 423 |
| DR Congo | 5,781 | 1:12,780 | 1,599 |
| Zambia | 2,733 | 1:5,799 | 702 |
| Uganda | 1,440 | 1:27,111 | 3,776 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,339 | 1:11,530 | 1,498 |
| Kenya | 356 | 1:129,719 | 10,668 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Tanzania | 126 | 1:420,172 | 29,494 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
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.
Muzungu is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a white person / A prestigious person (slang).
Muzungu Demographics
Average Muzungu Salary in
United States
$20,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muizungu | 93 | 27 | / |
| Mudzungu | 93 | 13 | / |
| Muzhungu | 93 | 10 | / |
| Muzungut | 93 | 8 | / |
| Muzuungu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Muuzungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mhuzungu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Muzugu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Muzunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Muzung'hu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Muizhungu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Musungu | 86 | 19,476 | / |
| Mujungu | 86 | 3,634 | / |
| Mozungu | 86 | 145 | / |
| Mucungu | 86 | 15 | / |
| Mizungu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Muzugnu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muzumgu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muchungu | 80 | 281 | / |
| Mujjungu | 80 | 87 | / |
| Mutsungu | 80 | 69 | / |
| Mushungu | 80 | 23 | / |
| Modzungu | 80 | 21 | / |
| Mussungu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Mudjungu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mujuungu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Muzhunhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mususngu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mujunggu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Musugu | 77 | 884 | / |
| Mucunu | 77 | 117 | / |
| Musunu | 77 | 31 | / |
| Mucugu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Mujugu | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mujunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mutchungu | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mutshungu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mouzougou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Muchunguh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Musheungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mousoungu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mosungu | 71 | 830 | / |
| Misungu | 71 | 316 | / |
| Musongu | 71 | 28 | / |
| Muhsunu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Musunhu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mujughu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musuggu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musuugu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mousoungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moussoungou | 67 | 3,735 | / |
| Mushongu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moutsoungou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moshungu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muzungu
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