Msekela Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1551:341,55925,363
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346

Msekela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msekela (Russian: Мсекела) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Msekela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,252,959th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msekela reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Msekela is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 155 people, or 1 in 341,559. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Shinyanga Region, where 84 percent reside, Geita Region, where 6 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 3 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent reside.

Msekela Last Name Statistics demography

Msekela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.64% less than the national average, earning R 69,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msekele8689/
Msekelo8612/
Msokela867/
Mjekela862/
Msekeli862/
Mcekela861/
Msikela861/
Mshokela80124/
Mchekela809/
Msikhela801/
Mshakeela751/
Msakila71841/
Msokola71262/
Mzekeli7186/
Msokelo7174/
Mjikela7134/
Mzekelo7120/
Mjekelo7113/
Msakala718/
Msikila717/
Mgikela714/
Msikeli711/
Mzikela711/
Mzekele711/
Msikelo711/
Mtjekelo6726/
Mshakala677/
Mshikila672/
Mshokola671/

Msekela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Msekela in the Russian language
Мсекелаmsekela-

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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 Msekela
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