Musalema Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musalema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musalema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India71:109,580,769786,157
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Musalema (320) may also be a first name.

Musalema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musalema (Hindi: मुसलेमा, Marathi: मुसलेमा, Oriya: ମୁସେଲମା) is found most frequently in India. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Musalema? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Musalema occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Musalema reside; 78 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Musalema is also the 490,671st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 320 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 109,580,769. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 100 percent live. Beside India this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Musalema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musalema in the Hindi language
मुसलेमाmusalema-
Musalema in the Oriya language
ମୁସେଲମାmuselama-
Musalema in the Marathi language
मुसलेमाmusalema-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musalema
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