Musela Surname

205,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Musela Surname Definition:

Musela is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: playmate.

Musela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,7991:41,0675,041
Zambia1741:91,0927,481
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Musela (190) may also be a first name.

Musela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Musela is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: playmate.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Musela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musela (Hindi: मुसेला, Oriya: ମୁେଷଲା) is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Musela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 205,731st most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,614,854 people. Musela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Musela are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Musela is also the 659,352nd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 190 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,799 people, or 1 in 41,067. Besides The DR Congo Musela exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 9 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Musela Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musiela92215/
Mushela92157/
Muszela9262/
Muselaj9243/
Muscela922/
Mausela922/
Mousela922/
Museela921/
Muselia921/
Musehla921/
Muzsela921/
Mutsela921/
Muselah921/
Museliah8698/
Mutshela8622/
Mgushela861/
Museliat861/
Musila839,096/
Musala833,931/
Musele831,477/
Muzela831,239/
Mosela83829/
Musola83620/
Museli83222/
Muselo83214/
Misela83197/
Mugela8386/
Mujela8372/
Musely832/
Musselaya803/
Mushila774,183/
Mushala772,402/
Musalia772,283/
Muselet77808/
Muicela77435/
Mutsila77380/
Musyola77315/
Musaila77272/
Mushele77253/
Mushola77220/
Musheli77183/
Muszala77167/
Musalla77133/
Musuila77130/
Museler77117/
Musaala77112/
Musilah7787/
Musseli7780/
Musolla7771/
Musolah7770/
Muycela7769/
Mushelo7767/
Mussely7766/
Museule7760/
Musalay7756/
Moshela7752/
Musalah7747/
Musiele7742/
Muzelea7741/
Muchela7730/
Musilia7726/
Musalai7722/
Museles7716/
Mouseli7715/
Muszely7714/
Mauzela7713/
Moselai7712/
Mousely7711/
Mouselo7711/
Musahla779/
Mussola779/
Musalau777/
Museele776/
Musolaj776/
Musilay776/
Mauseli775/
Mussala775/
Mishela775/
Mudgela774/
Muselih774/
Mausala774/
Mausely773/
Mausele773/
Mutsele773/
Misaela772/
Moselea772/
Musielo772/
Musolea772/
Mossela772/
Muggela772/
Musolya772/
Moselay771/
Musoila771/
Murzela771/
Muselit771/
Mujgela771/
Muselge771/
Musilat771/
Mussele771/
Moujela771/
Mouzela771/
Mousele771/
Mosiela771/
Moselia771/
Muselij771/
Muisala771/
Muisila771/
Moesela771/
Misiela771/
Missela771/
Musilau771/
Musilya771/
Moselha771/
Musolia771/
Mussila771/
Maugela771/
Misehla771/
Muselyo771/
Musilai771/
Moseela771/
Moseloa771/
Musalaj771/
Muselhi771/
Muselhy771/
Museley770/
Muselio770/
Muselis770/
Muscetella751/
Mgushelo71800/
Musollaj71219/
Mouselhy71216/
Moutsila7186/
Mutshila7186/
Mushaala7178/
Moussele7176/
Musciola7171/
Musiliat7161/
Mushalla7157/
Mishelia7152/
Mushaila7134/
Musallaj7133/
Musahala7122/
Musallah7119/
Moutseli7118/
Mouselis7115/
Mischela7112/
Musaliah7112/
Moshella7111/
Mousseli7111/
Moutsele719/
Muselich717/
Musollah717/
Mussalla715/
Mouseler715/
Mouseley714/
Mishaela714/
Mouseles714/
Muusaala713/
Mutchela713/
Mushilay713/
Mushalah713/
Mushelle713/
Mieszela712/
Muchelas712/
Musollai712/
Musseler712/
Mussolaj712/
Mushilla712/
Mgushele712/
Muchhela711/
Mousaala711/
Musalaha711/
Musalaih711/
Muschala711/
Museless711/
Mushalay711/
Muisalai711/
Mushelii711/
Musilaph711/
Moshiela711/
Mausalay711/
Mouzelas711/
Mousayla711/
Mouselee711/
Mousheli711/
Moshehla711/
Muselhis711/
Musailah711/
Muhseler711/
Musollay711/
Mushelie711/
Mutshele711/
Mousalah711/
Mouselhi711/
Mussalha711/
Mutshelo711/
Misaelia711/
Moussila711/
Muchelah711/
Museleih711/
Mosieloa711/
Mooshela711/
Mushilah711/
Mussalah711/
Musselie711/
Missiela711/
Miscelia711/
Mauseley710/
Muzala6719,787/
Musili6719,247/
Misala676,733/
Mosely674,851/
Miselo674,679/
Musolo674,154/
Mosele674,038/
Mutshaila673,636/
Muzila672,324/
Misola671,911/
Muzola671,626/
Moseli671,613/
Musitelli671,382/
Mujila671,251/
Musalo67645/
Muceli67433/
Misila67318/
Moselo67275/
Muzele67272/
Muschalla67269/
Mosila67206/
Mugila67177/
Moutselos67160/
Musilo6785/
Musile6778/
Mozela6763/
Muzeli6756/
Mizela6749/
Mutschele6745/
Moutselou6745/
Mutshayla6741/
Muscheler6738/
Mousselet6737/
Muitshila6734/
Mužila6733/
Moutselis6723/
Muzelo6715/
Musoła6715/
Musholiah6714/
Mushallah6712/
Musitelle6711/
Muxila6711/
Mugelo6710/
Moussiele6710/
Mutsheler676/
Musily676/
Musleo675/
Mushillah674/
Moussieli674/
Muzelj672/
Mousseleh672/
Mujelo672/
Mosehlaha672/
Mousselou672/
Mousssala672/
Mosehella671/
Mousseler671/
Mucele671/
Moushelli671/
Moussaala671/
Moussalay671/
Moussalia671/
Mousselei671/
Mousseley671/
Mousselot671/
Musahalia671/
Muzely671/
Mussahala671/
Mussollaj671/
Mocela671/
Mucelo671/
Musseloop671/
Moshieloa671/
Moussielé671/
Moutsiele671/
Muscilaih671/
Missielia671/
Mischeila671/
Mucely670/
Mussetler670/

Musela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musela in the Hindi language
मुसेलाmusela-
Musela in the Oriya language
ମୁେଷଲାmuesala-

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