Msele Surname

116,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,974 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,2181:16,4522,127
South Africa7491:72,3339,005
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Msele (20) may also be a first name.

Msele Last Name Facts

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

Msele is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Msele.

How Common Is The Last Name Msele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 116,074th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,833,806 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msele are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 20 people.

The last name Msele is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,218 people, or 1 in 16,452. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 26 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 25 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.

Msele Last Name Statistics demography

Msele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.52% less than the national average, earning R 138,960 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mselle912,357/
Mshele91224/
Mselea9112/
Mseley914/
Mselei914/
Mselie911/
Msaele911/
Msiele911/
Mseles911/
Mseile911/
Msle895/
Msehele83121/
Mshelie8323/
Mshelle832/
M'Seele831/
Mseiler831/
Msole801,546/
Mseli80619/
Msela80600/
Msile80549/
Msale80521/
Mgele80356/
Mjele80291/
Mzele80165/
Mxele8025/
Mshel8013/
Msely802/
Msaleh731,429/
Mshale73353/
Mselhy73336/
Msoleh7371/
Mgelle7369/
Mjelle7361/
Msehli7344/
Mselia7319/
Mtjele737/
Mselya736/
Msolle735/
Mseuli734/
Msheli734/
Mshela734/
Mxhele733/
Mzelea732/
Mjesel732/
Mshile732/
Msheal731/
Mshelh731/
Msheil731/
Mslehy731/
Mziele731/
Mzelle731/
Mshole731/
Msheel731/
M'Sela731/
Mselhi731/
Mhsale731/
McElee731/
McElea731/
McEley730/
McEler730/
Mshelia674,086/
Msolleh67151/
Hmsaleh6797/
Msholeh6735/
Mshaleh6713/
Msalleh6712/
Mssilea679/
Msehela678/
Hmsoleh676/
Msheila675/
Mshella673/
Mjeeled672/
McEsler672/
Mceuley672/
Mshelai671/
M'Chele671/
Mselyoa671/
Mshaile671/
McElher671/
Mdjeled671/
M'Sehli671/
Mzehele671/
McHeale670/
McElees670/
McEhley670/
McEhler670/
McEleer670/

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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 Msele
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