Msila Surname

187,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,262 people bear this surname

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

Msila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5091:35,9034,600
Tanzania6701:79,0178,137
Zimbabwe601:257,30427,433
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England31:18,572,686338,250
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Msila (214) may also be a first name.

Msila Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msila is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Msila.

How Common Is The Last Name Msila? popularity and diffusion

Msila is the 187,069th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,221,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msila reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 617,781st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 214 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,509 people, or 1 in 35,903. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent live, Western Cape, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.

Msila Last Name Statistics demography

Msila earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.62% less than the national average, earning R 179,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshila91938/
Msaila916/
Msilia911/
Msilau911/
M'Sila911/
Mshilla8393/
Mssilea839/
Msheila835/
Mshaila834/
Mzila806,169/
Mjila80894/
Msela80600/
Msile80549/
Mgila80418/
Msili80224/
Msilo8017/
Mxila801/
Msailaja773/
Mshzhila771/
M'Sili73445/
Mjaila73286/
Mseula73256/
M'Zila73177/
Msoili7398/
Mjilah7390/
Msehla7350/
Mselia7319/
Mshili7316/
Mselea7312/
Msilih739/
Msyola739/
Mssili739/
Mselya736/
Msetla736/
Mzilay734/
Mdzila734/
Mshela734/
Msihli734/
Mtjila733/
Mshile732/
Mcilga731/
Mssily731/
Msiele731/
Msielo731/
Mjilya731/
Mzuila731/
Mzilai731/
Mseile731/
Msailo731/
Mgilya731/
McIlay731/
M'Sela731/
Mshailaja711/
Mshelia674,086/
Mshilli679/
Msehela678/
Mshella673/
M'Sihli673/
M'Soili673/
Mssilou672/
Mchilas672/
Mssaili671/
Mzailat671/
Mssoili671/
Mshailj671/
Mseiler671/
Mshaile671/
Mselyoa671/
Mschili671/
Mshelai671/

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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 Msila
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