Murselaj Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Murselaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Murselaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo2211:8,4251,317
England271:2,063,63279,942
Slovenia211:118,46112,441
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Murselaj Last Name Facts

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

The surname Murselaj is borne by more people in Kosovo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Murselaj click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Murselaj? popularity and diffusion

The last name Murselaj is the 937,786th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Murselaj reside; 87 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The last name Murselaj is most frequently used in Kosovo, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 8,425. In Kosovo it is mostly found in: District of Peja, where 36 percent are found, District of Gjakova, where 30 percent are found and District of Prizren, where 29 percent are found. Apart from Kosovo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Slovenia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mursela9316/
Murselj931/
Moursela8826/
Murselia881/
Mourselas8284/
Murseli802,679/
Murgelj80211/
Mursila8097/
Murcela8089/
Morsela803/
Mursele802/
Murzela801/
Mursilah75389/
Mourgela7550/
Mürselay7533/
Mourseli752/
Murgelas751/
Morselia751/
Mursseli751/
Mourgelas71277/
Mourzelas71110/
Mursilahh7124/
Moursseli711/
Morseli67367/
Murgila67163/
Morcela6792/
Mursili6716/
Murzyla6711/
Murzila679/
Morsely678/
Morsila674/
Murcila674/
Murceli674/
Murzeli674/
Morsele673/
Murgeli673/
Murcele672/
Mursilí671/
Murgele671/
Murzele671/
Morzela671/
Murcely670/
Mursily670/

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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 Murselaj
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