Meselu Surname

16,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Meselu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meselu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia33,4841:2,913505
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

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

Meselu is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meselu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 16,541st most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 217,240 people. The last name Meselu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Meselu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Meselu is also the 86,371st most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 5,926 people.

Meselu is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 33,484 people, or 1 in 2,913. Excluding Ethiopia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Messelu922,743/
Meshelu923/
Mesealu921/
Meselus921/
Messelus861/
Maselu83238/
Moselu8355/
Miselu8343/
Mesalu8326/
Mesilu836/
Mesolu835/
Mejelu831/
Messelius807/
Messelouh801/
Mesilus77208/
Mashelu7769/
Mesoğlu7766/
Meesalu7747/
Meisalu7735/
Maesalu7731/
Maselou7716/
Mecelus775/
Mezelus774/
Masselu772/
Mesallu772/
Maselau771/
Mitselu771/
Miselus771/
Mishelu771/
Meshalu771/
Masaelu771/
Mesailu771/
Mitselou7191/
Meesaalu715/
Masalu6730,512/
Mosolu671,302/
Masilu67891/
Misilu67404/
Mescioğlu67325/
Misalu67142/
Masolu6749/
Meussoleu6714/
Mosilu6714/
Mosalu679/
Mazelu677/
Misielusz676/
Mejilu671/
Micelu671/
Micieslau671/

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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 Meselu
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