Msilu Surname

134,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Msilu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,3291:15,9032,060
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Msilu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Msilu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Msilu.

How Common Is The Last Name Msilu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 134,911th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,185,171 people. The last name Msilu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Msilu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,329 people, or 1 in 15,903. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 44 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 21 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 15 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshilu9114/
Msiliu915/
Msailu911/
Msilau911/
Mssilou832/
Mselu80534/
Mgilu8032/
Mzilu802/
Mchilu735/
M'Selu731/
Mzileu731/
Mseleus671/
Mjelu60429/
Mzelu60260/
Mgelu603/
Mchelu55115/
McEluy551/
McEloud501/
McIlooy500/
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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 Msilu
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