Mshilla Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mshilla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mshilla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya831:556,38426,876
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mshilla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mshilla occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mshilla? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mshilla is the 1,931,261st most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mshilla live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 556,384. In Kenya Mshilla is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 82 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 11 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Mshilla occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Mshilla Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshila92938/
Mshilli869/
Msheila865/
Mshaila864/
Mshella863/
Msila832,262/
Mslla834/
Mshellia8025/
Mshzhila801/
Msella77311/
Msehla7750/
Mshili7716/
Mshlia7715/
Mjilla779/
Msaila776/
Msulla775/
Mshela774/
Mzilla774/
Mshile772/
Mgilla772/
M'Sila771/
Msilau771/
Msilia771/
Mshula771/
Mshailaja751/
Msla734/
Mshelia714,086/
Mchillo7177/
Msellah7111/
Mssilea719/
Msehela718/
Msullah714/
Mshelle712/
Mchilas712/
Mzillah711/
Mshulia711/
Mshelai711/
Mshailj711/
Mshaile711/
Mschili711/
Mshslia711/
Mzila676,169/
Mjila67894/
Msula67664/
Msela67600/
Msile67549/
Mgila67418/
Msili67224/
Msilo6717/
Mshsoili6711/
Mssillou674/
Mchellah674/
Mslat674/
Msailaja673/
Mshelias672/
Mslia671/
Msllo671/
Mslah671/
Mxila671/
Msheliaa671/
Mchailah671/
McHillop670/
McHeilly670/

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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 Mshilla
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