Mursalli Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

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The Mursalli surname is one the rare surnames in Azerbaijan (originally written as Mürsəlli in Azerbaijani). The surname has two parts: mursal and li. The first part, mursal, comes from the Arabic word, mursal, which is derived from the word, rasul, which means 'messenger', or 'prophet'.

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Mursalli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan261:371,1207,891
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Mürsalli (125) are calculated separately.

Mursalli Surname Meaning

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The Mursalli surname is one the rare surnames in Azerbaijan (originally written as Mürsəlli in Azerbaijani). The surname has two parts: mursal and li. The first part, mursal, comes from the Arabic word, mursal, which is derived from the word, rasul, which means 'messenger', or 'prophet'. The second part, li, is a suffix in the Azerbaijani language used to make surnames.

- bayram.mursalli

Mursalli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mursalli (Hindi: मुरसल्ली, Russian: Мурсалли) has its highest incidence in Azerbaijan. It can be found in the variant forms: Mürsalli. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mursalli? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Mursalli are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 46 percent are found in Transcaucasia.

The last name is most commonly held in Azerbaijan, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 371,120. In Azerbaijan Mursalli is primarily concentrated in: Baku, where 38 percent live, Ismailli District, where 31 percent live and Shirvan, where 23 percent live. Barring Azerbaijan this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 44 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mürsalli96125/
Moursalli941/
Mursali931,011/
Moursali881,168/
Mursally8883/
Mursalih8849/
Morsalli8821/
Mursaeli888/
Murshali887/
Mursalit881/
Mursalie881/
Mursalia881/
Mursalis881/
Mourssali8217/
Murseli802,679/
Morsali80462/
Murzali80111/
Mursaly8085/
Mursala8034/
Mirsali8025/
Mursale8020/
Mürsali8010/
Murcali801/
Murjali801/
Mursaleh7518/
Murtjali759/
Morshali756/
Moursale754/
Mursalee753/
Moursala753/
Mirzalli752/
Morsalei751/
Morsally751/
Mursseli751/
Murzaali751/
Morssali751/
Mourssala718/
Moursseli711/
Mirzali67855/
Morsaly67105/
Murzaly677/
Murceli674/
Murzeli674/
Morsoli673/
Mursele672/
Mirsalehie671/
Morsale671/
Murzale671/
Mursola671/
Murselj671/
Mirsale671/
Murcoli670/

Mursalli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mursalli in the Hindi language
मुरसल्लीmurasalli-
Mursalli in the Russian language
Мурсаллиmursalli-

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