Msalika Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msalika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msalika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8431:62,8016,701
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Msalika (232) may also be a first name.

Msalika Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msalika is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msalika? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msalika is the 408,080th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,503,554 people. Msalika occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msalika reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Msalika is also the 588,797th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 232 people.

The surname Msalika is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 843 people, or 1 in 62,801. In Tanzania Msalika is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 30 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 24 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 22 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msalike86497/
Msaluka8679/
Msaliko8618/
Msaleka862/
Mseluka71517/
Mseleka7135/
Msoleka715/
Mzalike714/
Mzaliki711/
Mshaluko672/
Mseleko575/
Mjoleka572/
Mselekei531/
Mzaleski531/

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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 Msalika
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