Msulu Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Msulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania331:1,604,29147,186
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Msulu Last Name Facts

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

Msulu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Msulu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msulu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Msulu reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Msulu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 1,604,291. In Tanzania Msulu is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 27 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 27 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 27 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mshulu914/
Msulau912/
Msutlu912/
Mculu80394/
Mzulu8039/
Mxulu8034/
Mjulu8019/
Mshilu7314/
Mchaulu672/
McAuluy672/
Mzolu602/
Mssilou502/

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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
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  • 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 Msulu
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