Msellem Surname

226,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msellem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msellem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5281:34,6484,045
Algeria1301:297,16629,274
Kenya1111:416,03522,860
England81:6,964,757184,742
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Msellem (262) may also be a first name.

Msellem Last Name Facts

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

Msellem has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msellem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Msellem is the 226,821st most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,073,530 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Msellem live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Msellem is also the 549,774th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 262 people.

The last name Msellem is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,528 people, or 1 in 34,648. In Tanzania it is most common in: Pemba North Region, where 34 percent are found, Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 27 percent are found and Pemba South Region, where 26 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 6 percent are found.

Msellem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Msellem last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Sellem933/
Mssellem931/
Mjellem8644/
Mseilem863/
Mzellem861/
McEllem861/
Mslem836/
M'Seilem8040/
Mseileme801/
Msilem774/
Msleem772/
M'Sseilem751/
Msleemh713/
Msheelm711/
Msillim711/
McEllim710/
M'Sailem678/
Mslim676/
M'Ssailem631/
Mzilem6237/
Mzhelm621/
Msleen621/
Mslaim621/
Mshlen621/
Mzllen621/
McLeim620/
McElne620/
McIllen573/
McLlaim571/
McLleen571/
McEllyn570/
McHillen530/
McHellin530/
Mslin501/

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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 Msellem
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