Msalali Surname

469,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msalali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Msalali Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7151:74,0447,707
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Msalali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msalali occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msalali? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 469,321st most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,178,137 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msalali reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 715 people, or 1 in 74,044. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 46 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 42 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msalale86602/
Msalala866/
Mzalali861/
Mshalala801/
Mseleli7112/
Msololi711/
Msalele711/
Mshololi671/
Msolola57428/
Mselele5710/
Mzoleli571/
Mshelele531/
McAlhole531/
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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 Msalali
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