Meselu Surname
Approximately 33,546 people bear this surname
Meselu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 33,484 | 1:2,913 | 505 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Meselu (5,926) may also be a first name.
Meselu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meselu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Meselu is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meselu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,541st most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 217,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meselu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meselu is also the 86,371st most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 5,926 people.
The last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 33,484 people, or 1 in 2,913. Excluding Ethiopia Meselu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messelu | 92 | 2,743 | / |
| Meshelu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mesealu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Meselus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Messelus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maselu | 83 | 238 | / |
| Moselu | 83 | 55 | / |
| Miselu | 83 | 43 | / |
| Mesalu | 83 | 26 | / |
| Mesilu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mesolu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mejelu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Messelius | 80 | 7 | / |
| Messelouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mesilus | 77 | 208 | / |
| Mashelu | 77 | 69 | / |
| Mesoğlu | 77 | 66 | / |
| Meesalu | 77 | 47 | / |
| Meisalu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Maesalu | 77 | 31 | / |
| Maselou | 77 | 16 | / |
| Mecelus | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mezelus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Masselu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mesallu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maselau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mitselu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miselus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mishelu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meshalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Masaelu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mesailu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mitselou | 71 | 91 | / |
| Meesaalu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Masalu | 67 | 30,512 | / |
| Mosolu | 67 | 1,302 | / |
| Masilu | 67 | 891 | / |
| Misilu | 67 | 404 | / |
| Mescioğlu | 67 | 325 | / |
| Misalu | 67 | 142 | / |
| Masolu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Meussoleu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mosilu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mosalu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mazelu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Misielusz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mejilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Micelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Micieslau | 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
- 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 Meselu
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