Msilim Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msilim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msilim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Msilim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msilim occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Msilim.

How Common Is The Last Name Msilim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Msilim is the 2,185,341st most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Msilim reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 715,427. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 93 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 5 percent live and Tanga Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Seilim862/
Mselim834/
Msilem834/
Mseilem773/
Mshilem771/
Msilink770/
M'Sseilime751/
M'Seilem7140/
M'Sailem718/
Mseileme711/
M'Seylim711/
Mselem672,718/
Mzilem6737/
Mselin673/
M'Ssailem671/
M'Sseilem671/
Msselem625/
M'Selem621/
Msilene621/
McElgim620/
McEslin620/
McIluin620/
McIslin620/
McElheim570/
McEaslin570/
Mzelem50269/
McElin5012/
Mzilen501/
Mshlen501/
Mselen501/
McElym500/

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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 Msilim
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