Mseleni Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mseleni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mseleni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4131:38,3424,927
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Mseleni Last Name Facts

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

Mseleni occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mseleni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mseleni is the 273,923rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,135,691 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mseleni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,413 people, or 1 in 38,342. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 71 percent live, Western Cape, where 11 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Mseleni Last Name Statistics demography

Mseleni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.58% less than the national average, earning R 107,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mceleni86204/
Msileni8626/
Mjeleni861/
Mselene861/
Mzelengi8015/
Mselenge8011/
McEleniy801/
McElenui801/
McElheni801/
Mcheleni801/
McElhenie75186/
McEleny71170/
Msilini7112/
Mzelene716/
Mgileni716/
Msilena712/
Mjileni711/
Mzelini711/
Msilene711/
McElhenniy710/
McElhennie710/
McElheny67970/
Mtjileni671/
Mchelini671/

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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 Mseleni
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