Msalila Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msalila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msalila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5081:104,21610,166
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Msalila (71) may also be a first name.

Msalila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msalila occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msalila? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 608,234th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msalila reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Msalila is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 508 people, or 1 in 104,216. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 80 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Msalila occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshalila931/
Msalela86301/
Msalili8653/
Msalula861/
Mzalila861/
Msaulile80265/
Msalilie8010/
McAlilay801/
Mselela71380/
McAlily7190/
Mselula713/
Mzalela711/
Msalelo711/
Msolela711/
Mjalilo711/
Mjalili711/
Msalele711/
McAliley67303/
Mshelela672/
Mzalileh671/
Mzalilei671/
McAllily670/
McAlliley631/
Mzelela571,077/
Mjolela575/
Mzolela572/
McElyla571/
McAlely570/
Mcholela53106/
McAleely536/
Mzelelah531/
McAleley530/
McAlleley500/

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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 Msalila
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