Musalo Surname

507,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musalo Surname Definition:

Musalo is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: basket.

Musalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2371:66,8775,914
Uganda1671:233,76817,802
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Musalo (63) may also be a first name.

Musalo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musalo is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: basket.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musalo (Marathi: मुसळो, Russian: Мусало) is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Musalo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musalo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 507,898th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,298,521 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Musalo live; 37 percent live in Southern Africa and 37 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most common first name globally. It is borne by 63 people.

Musalo is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 66,877. In Zambia it is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 74 percent reside, Western Province, where 14 percent reside and Northern Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Zambia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 26 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.

Musalo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Musalo last name are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

Musalo earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.66% more than the national average, earning $55,945 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mussalo92177/
Musaalo9276/
Musallo9221/
Musaloh929/
Muscalo929/
Musaulo924/
Mushalo923/
Musalio921/
Musaloj921/
Musalot921/
Mushaylo8634/
Mushallo8617/
Mousaloo861/
Mausalos861/
Mousailo861/
Mousalou861/
Moussalo861/
Mussailo861/
Musolo834,154/
Musala833,931/
Misalo83476/
Mosalo83274/
Muselo83214/
Mučalo8351/
Mucalo8347/
Mujalo8315/
Muzalo833/
Musallouh80246/
Musallout8075/
Mouhsalou801/
Moussailo801/
Moussalou801/
Mushala772,402/
Musalia772,283/
Muscolo77730/
Mudsala77630/
Mosalou77612/
Musaila77272/
Musiala77174/
Muszala77167/
Musalla77133/
Musaala77112/
Musaula7786/
Mutsala7779/
Musiolo7776/
Mushelo7767/
Musolyo7763/
Mussolo7754/
Musholo7754/
Musalah7747/
Muscala7729/
Mossalo7725/
Misaelo7723/
Murzalo7714/
Musalya7713/
Mouselo7711/
Musahla779/
Musalha779/
Mujaluo779/
Musatla778/
Missalo778/
Mosaloo777/
Musalau777/
Musalas776/
Musalat776/
Mosailo775/
Mussala775/
Musoolo774/
Muscală774/
Mausala774/
Muchalo773/
Muzailo772/
Mousala772/
Maujalo772/
Mishalo772/
Musielo772/
Misailo771/
Musalad771/
Mucaulo771/
Moshalo771/
Muisala771/
Misaalo771/
Misaulo771/
Muzaulo771/
Musolio771/
Musolot771/
Musiało771/
Muselyo771/
Muselio770/
Moussala711,870/
Moussolo711,409/
Musallat71277/
Muzhaylo71181/
Muzhailo71159/
Mosialou7190/
Mushaala7178/
Muchaulo7159/
Mushalla7157/
Mushaila7134/
Mutshala7127/
Musahala7122/
Musallah7119/
Musaliah7112/
Musalapp719/
Mushohlo718/
Maucallo716/
Mussalla715/
Muscalla715/
Mudsalla713/
Misalhou713/
Muusaala713/
Muthsala713/
Mushalah713/
Musalaut712/
Musallad712/
Missaloo711/
Mousaala711/
Musalaha711/
Muschala711/
Musgalla711/
Mudshala711/
Mouchalo711/
Mousayla711/
Musailah711/
Musalaap711/
Missallo711/
Musialla711/
Moosaloo711/
Mousalah711/
Mussalha711/
Missaylo711/
Muisiala711/
Mossalou711/
Muchajlo711/
Mussalah711/
Maussolo711/
Musolopf710/
Mutsoloh710/
Mosala6725,943/
Muzala6719,787/
Misala676,733/
Miselo674,679/
Mutshaila673,636/
Mosolo672,620/
Musela672,016/
Misolo671,203/
Mujala67764/
Musola67620/
Mousoulou67286/
Muzolo67277/
Muschalla67269/
Mucala6768/
Mutshayla6741/
Mozalo6721/
Mousoulos6720/
Mouchalou6716/
Muzelo6715/
Musoła6715/
Mushallah6712/
Moussoulo678/
Mishalloo678/
Mujolo675/
Mucolo673/
Misało672/
Mizalo672/
Musaullah672/
Mousselou672/
Mousssala672/
Moudjalou672/
Mouchalos671/
Moussaala671/
Moussalia671/
Musahalia671/
Mussahala671/
Mhutshala671/
Mussaglia671/

Musalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musalo in the Marathi language
मुसळोmusalo66.67
मूसलोmusalo33.33
Musalo in the Russian language
Мусалоmusalo-

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