Mselela Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Mselela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 375 | 1:141,178 | 12,968 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mselela (10) may also be a first name.
Mselela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mselela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mselela is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mselela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 754,238th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mselela are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name in the world, held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 141,178. In Tanzania Mselela is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 61 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 17 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mshelela | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mzelela | 86 | 1,077 | / |
| Msalela | 86 | 301 | / |
| Mseleli | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mselele | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mxelela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mjelela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Msilela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Msolela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgelela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchelela | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mdjelela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshelele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mzelelah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Msheliala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Msalila | 71 | 509 | / |
| Msolola | 71 | 428 | / |
| Mjelele | 71 | 93 | / |
| Mzolela | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mzelele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Msalelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mjelelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mxelele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mzalela | 71 | 1 | / |
| McElyla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mxeleli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mshilila | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mshalila | 67 | 1 | / |
| McElhealy | 63 | 0 | / |
| Msololo | 57 | 348 | / |
| Msilili | 57 | 113 | / |
| Mjelili | 57 | 6 | / |
| Msalala | 57 | 6 | / |
| Msilile | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mzalila | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mzileli | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mehgezeleli | 56 | 1 | / |
| Mshololo | 53 | 288 | / |
| Mshalala | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mselela
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