Mselia Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mselia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mselia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793

Mselia (33) may also be a first name.

Mselia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mselia is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mselia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Mselia is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mselia live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 33 people.

The surname Mselia is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 75 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 37 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshelia924,086/
Mseli91619/
Msela91600/
Mshellia8625/
Mshelias862/
Msheliaa861/
Mseula83256/
Msolia83141/
Msehla8350/
Msehli8344/
Mselea8312/
Mselya836/
Msetla836/
Mshela834/
Mselei834/
Msaela834/
Msheli834/
Mseuli834/
Msalia833/
Msilia831/
Mselie831/
Mselhi831/
M'Sela831/
Mshalia7724/
Mshelie7723/
Msehela778/
Mchelia777/
Msheila775/
Mshella773/
Mcelias772/
Msoliah772/
M'Sehli771/
Mshelai771/
Mselyoa771/
Msele733,974/
Msola732,632/
Msila732,262/
Msala731,029/
Mgela73699/
Msili73224/
Mjela73193/
Mgeli7357/
Mxeli7324/
Mzela7314/
Mjeli7312/
Mxela738/
Mselo736/
Mzeli735/
Mçela733/
Msely732/
McEliath711/
Mshila67938/
Msolla67490/
M'Sili67445/
Mselhy67336/
McElya67288/
Mshele67224/
Msalla67212/
Mzalia67113/
Msoili6798/
Mshola6776/
Mshili6716/
Msyola679/
Msolah679/
Mssili679/
Msilih679/
Mgelah678/
Mshelgaya677/
Måsala677/
Msaila676/
Msalay675/
Mhsola675/
Msihli674/
Msaala674/
Mseley674/
Mzelga674/
Mshala674/
Msalah673/
Msalai673/
Mzelea672/
Msiele671/
Msielo671/
Mshelo671/
Mdjela671/
McElay671/
Mceliy671/
McElea671/
Mseles671/
Mszala671/
Msilau671/
Mseile671/
Msahla671/
McEyla671/
M'Sila671/

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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
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  • 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 Mselia
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