Mseko Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mseko Surname Definition:

Mseko is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: someone to rest upon.

Mseko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mseko Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mseko is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: someone to rest upon.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mseko Last Name Facts

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

Mseko is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mseko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,055,934th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mseko are found; 51 percent are found in Central Africa and 51 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhseko912/
Mseka801,054/
Msako80188/
Msiko8093/
Msoko8025/
Mgeko8010/
Mjeko807/
Mxeko802/
Mzeko801/
Mshiko73824/
Msheqo7375/
Mseika7362/
Msakuo734/
Mshako734/
Mshoko734/
Msakho734/
Mzeako732/
Msseka731/
Mssako731/
Msekaa731/
McEkoy731/
M'Soko731/
M'Seika67219/
Msseika674/
Mseicka672/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mseko
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