Msela Surname

536,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 600 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5841:90,6539,106
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Msela (19) may also be a first name.

Msela Last Name Facts

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

Msela is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Msela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 536,820th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 12,145,910 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msela live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 19 people.

This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 584 people, or 1 in 90,653. In Tanzania Msela is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 24 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 20 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mseula91256/
Msehla9150/
Mselia9119/
Mselea9112/
Msetla916/
Mselya916/
Mshela914/
Msaela914/
M'Sela911/
Mshelia834,086/
Msehela838/
Msheila835/
Mshella833/
Mshelai831/
Mselyoa831/
Msele803,974/
Msola802,632/
Msila802,262/
Msala801,029/
Mgela80699/
Mseli80619/
Mjela80193/
Mzela8014/
Mxela808/
Mselo806/
Mçela803/
Msely802/
Mshellia7725/
Mshelias772/
Msheliaa771/
Mshila73938/
Msolla73490/
Mselhy73336/
McElya73288/
Mshele73224/
Msalla73212/
Msolia73141/
Mshola7376/
Msehli7344/
Msolah739/
Msyola739/
Mgelah738/
Måsala737/
Msaila736/
Msalay735/
Mhsola735/
Msaala734/
Mselei734/
Mseley734/
Msheli734/
Mseuli734/
Mzelga734/
Mshala734/
Msalia733/
Msalah733/
Msalai733/
Mzelea732/
Mshelo731/
Msiele731/
Msielo731/
Mselie731/
Mselhi731/
Msahla731/
Mseles731/
Mszala731/
Msilia731/
Msilau731/
Mseile731/
Mdjela731/
McEyla731/
McElea731/
M'Sila731/
McElay731/
Mshelgaya717/
Msahala67440/
Msehele67121/
Msallah67107/
Mshilla6793/
Mshalia6724/
Mshelie6723/
Mssilea679/
Mchelia677/
Msholla677/
Mshaila674/
Mcelias672/
M'Salah672/
Mshelle672/
Msollah672/
Msoliah672/
M'Seele671/
M'Salha671/
Mseiler671/
M'Salla671/
Mschala671/
McElhay671/
Msallau671/
Msholah671/
M'Sehli671/
Mssalah671/

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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 Msela
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