Mselema Surname
Approximately 942 people bear this surname
Mselema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| Tanzania | 392 | 1:135,055 | 12,549 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mselema (13) may also be a first name.
Mselema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mselema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mselema is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mselema? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mselema is the 378,966th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,736,248 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mselema reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mselema is also the 3,159,357th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 549 people, or 1 in 31,182. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 42 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mselemo | 86 | 160 | / |
| Mselemi | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mzelema | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mselama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mchelema | 80 | 33 | / |
| Mseileme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mshelgima | 75 | 3 | / |
| Msalama | 71 | 18 | / |
| Msilama | 71 | 8 | / |
| Mzelemi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Msolima | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mzelemo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Msalemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mjelima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Msilima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Msalima | 71 | 1 | / |
| McElemy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mchelemi | 67 | 485 | / |
| Mshilima | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mchelemy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Msalamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| McElemey | 67 | 1 | / |
| McElhemy | 67 | 0 | / |
| McElymais | 63 | 0 | / |
| M'Sseilime | 59 | 1 | / |
| Mjilima | 57 | 550 | / |
| Msalamo | 57 | 13 | / |
| Msolomo | 57 | 5 | / |
| Mzolima | 57 | 4 | / |
| Mzilemi | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mgilima | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mzilima | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mchilima | 53 | 352 | / |
| McElamey | 53 | 1 | / |
| McElhimy | 53 | 0 | / |
| McIlhemy | 53 | 0 | / |
| McElhamey | 50 | 1 | / |
| McElhimey | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Mselema
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