Muselo Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muselo Surname Definition:

Muselo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a type of wild fruit common in the Savannah.

Muselo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1401:113,2148,786
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muselo (12) may also be a first name.

Muselo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Muselo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a type of wild fruit common in the Savannah.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Muselo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Muselo is most common in Zambia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muselo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,129,067th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Muselo live; 65 percent live in Southern Africa and 65 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Muselo is also the 3,306,491st most common forename internationally, held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 113,214. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 80 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 13 percent reside and Central Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushelo9267/
Mouselo9211/
Musielo922/
Muselyo921/
Muselio920/
Mgushelo86800/
Mutshelo861/
Miselo834,679/
Musolo834,154/
Musela832,016/
Musalo83645/
Moselo83275/
Musilo8385/
Muzelo8315/
Mugelo8310/
Musleo835/
Mujelo832/
Mucelo831/
Moutselos80160/
Moutselou8045/
Mousselou802/
Mousselot801/
Musseloop801/
Murzelo77302/
Musiela77215/
Mussalo77177/
Mushela77157/
Muchelo77125/
Musaalo7776/
Musolyo7763/
Muszela7762/
Mussolo7754/
Musholo7754/
Mosielo7743/
Muycelo7727/
Mushilo7727/
Moshelo7726/
Misaelo7723/
Musallo7721/
Muzzelo7710/
Musaloh779/
Mmiselo779/
Mushalo773/
Miselio772/
Mishelo772/
Muscela772/
Mausela772/
Mousela772/
Museela771/
Muselia771/
Mucielo771/
Musilio771/
Muezolo771/
Musehla771/
Musalio771/
Musaloj771/
Muzsela771/
Musolio771/
Musileo771/
Mutsela771/
Muselah771/
Moseloa771/
Moselio771/
Mushylo771/
Mushitello751/
Muscetello751/
Museliah7198/
Maucielo7147/
Mushaylo7134/
Mutshela7122/
Mushallo7117/
Mushohlo718/
Mushiolo714/
Muchelot713/
Moshielo713/
Musiliot712/
Muschetello712/
Moseillo711/
Moshello711/
Mousaloo711/
Misheelo711/
Mgushela711/
Mousailo711/
Mousalou711/
Muscilio711/
Mussailo711/
Mutchelo711/
Museliat711/
Mosieloa711/
Maussolo711/
Maucelio710/
Musila679,096/
Musala673,931/
Muzela671,239/
Misolo671,203/
Mosela67829/
Musola67620/
Misalo67476/
Muzolo67277/
Mosilo67265/
Musallouh67246/
Misela67197/
Mizelo67142/
Misilo67112/
Mugela6786/
Mujela6772/
Mucilo6746/
Mužilo6742/
Mujilo6727/
Muzylo6723/
Mocelo6722/
Muzilo6722/
Musoła6715/
Moushilou676/
Moussilou676/
Mozelo675/
Muzalo673/
Mugilo672/
Muschittello672/
Mieselooy671/
Moscehloo671/
Moutsilos671/
Mouhsalou671/
Moutchelo671/
Moushiolo671/
Moussailo671/
Musiło671/
Moshieloa671/

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