Musalu Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5811:127,15913,690
Zambia4231:37,4703,748
Kenya971:476,08124,779
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Musalu (93) may also be a first name.

Musalu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musalu (Marathi: मुसलू) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 326,350th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,398,197 people. The last name Musalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Musalu live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 93 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 581 people, or 1 in 127,159. Apart from The DR Congo this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 37 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.

Musalu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Musalu surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muscalu924,757/
Muisalu9268/
Musialu9216/
Musaliu9211/
Musalau927/
Mutsalu924/
Musaalu923/
Musaluy921/
Musailu921/
Musealu921/
Muscalau8619/
Musalaut862/
Mutsaalu861/
Mousalou861/
Mousalud861/
Muscaliu861/
Mussaliu861/
Mutshalu861/
Musauslu861/
Mousalui861/
Mushalus860/
Muselu83335/
Muzalu83214/
Misalu83142/
Musolu8390/
Mosalu839/
Mucalu833/
Musallouh80246/
Musallout8075/
Mudsaluch801/
Moussalou801/
Moussaliu801/
Mouhsalou801/
Mosalou77612/
Mucalau77177/
Musoğlu77169/
Mosialu7751/
Museliu7730/
Musoolu7728/
Mosalui7713/
Mosalau7713/
Musoliu774/
Misalau774/
Muchalu771/
Musuilu771/
Mussolu771/
Mishalu771/
Mosialou7190/
Musioğlu7131/
Muçalliu719/
Mutchalu714/
Misalhou713/
Muchallu713/
Muhsoliu713/
Muchaulu711/
Mousaloo711/
Mossalou711/
Mosolu671,302/
Mousoulou67286/
Mizalu67280/
Muzelu6768/
Miselu6743/
Mouchalou6716/
Meussoleu6714/
Moudjalou672/
Mousselou672/
Moshallhu671/

Musalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musalu in the Marathi language
मुसलूmusalu-

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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 Musalu
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