Muselu Surname

827,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Muselu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Muselu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1731:91,6187,510
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Muselu (214) may also be a first name.

Muselu Last Name Facts

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

Muselu (Oriya: ମୁେସଲୁ) is found most in Zambia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Muselu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Muselu is the 827,165th most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 21,753,868 people. Muselu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Muselu live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 617,781st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 214 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 91,618. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 28 percent are found, Western Province, where 25 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found. Barring Zambia this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Museliu9230/
Musealu921/
Muselius8618/
Musselus864/
Musehelu862/
Musalu831,139/
Musilu831,114/
Musolu8390/
Muzelu8368/
Moselu8355/
Miselu8343/
Moutselou8045/
Mousselou802/
Musiliu775,165/
Mushilu77989/
Musoğlu77169/
Muisalu7768/
Musaliu7711/
Musalau777/
Musiluh776/
Musileu775/
Musilui775/
Musoliu774/
Mausilu773/
Musilyu773/
Musaalu773/
Muchelu771/
Musaluy771/
Musailu771/
Musilau771/
Mishelu771/
Mussolu771/
Musuilu771/
Mushiliu713/
Muhsoliu713/
Mousalou711/
Mussiliu711/
Mussaliu711/
Mousalui711/
Moushilu711/
Misilu67404/
Musallouh67246/
Muzalu67214/
Misalu67142/
Muzilu6734/
Meussoleu6714/
Mosilu6714/
Moussilou676/
Moushilou676/
Mujilu674/
Micelu671/
Mouhsalou671/
Moussaliu671/

Muselu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muselu in the Oriya language
ମୁେସଲୁmuesalu-

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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 Muselu
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