Mushili Surname

38,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mushili Surname Definition:

Mushili is a surname of the Bemba / Lamba / Lala tribe, meaning: soil. Owner of the land. This name is reserved for royalty in the Lamba chiefdom.

Mushili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia12,2601:1,293178
DR Congo1,3821:53,4586,444
Namibia501:48,1886,016
Cameroon411:506,56340,818
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mushili (1,086) may also be a first name.

Mushili Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mushili is a surname of the Bemba / Lamba / Lala tribe, meaning: soil. Owner of the land. This name is reserved for royalty in the Lamba chiefdom.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mushili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mushili is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mushili.

How Common Is The Last Name Mushili? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 38,263rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 529,888 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mushili are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 242,240th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 1,086 people.

This surname is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 12,260 people, or 1 in 1,293. In Zambia Mushili is most frequent in: Central Province, where 24 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live and Northern Province, where 18 percent live. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Namibia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutshili9334/
Mushilli933/
Moushili932/
Mushilii931/
Mushaili931/
Musili9219,247/
Mushila864,183/
Mushile86306/
Musheli86183/
Mishili8684/
Muchili8684/
Musaili8667/
Mussili8635/
Moshili8632/
Musilia8626/
Musilip8611/
Mausili8610/
Musilis868/
Musiliy867/
Mousili865/
Musilui865/
Musilii863/
Mushuli862/
Musuhli862/
Musilit861/
Musilio861/
Musilih861/
Mgusili861/
Musilai861/
Musilid861/
Mouchili801,389/
Muchaili80479/
Mutshile80186/
Mosheili8045/
Mushaila8034/
Moussili808/
Mishaili807/
Maussili806/
Mutchili805/
Mushilay803/
Mussioli803/
Mushilla802/
Mushelii801/
Moutsili801/
Mousheli801/
Muscilio801/
Mishieli801/
Mushelie801/
Muschitelli7846/
Musila779,096/
Mosili771,024/
Misili77694/
Musuli77532/
Museli77222/
Musile7778/
Muzili7716/
Musily776/
Mucili774/
Musitelli751,382/
Moussaili7510/
Moussieli754/
Maushilly753/
Moutchili751/
Moushelli751/
Moussilih751/
Moussoili751/
Mushaileh751/
Muitshile751/
Mushile'e751/
Muscilaih751/
Musaila71272/
Mushele71253/
Misheli71227/
Musiela71215/
Musulli71205/
Mucheli71178/
Mushela71157/
Musuila71130/
Musseli7180/
Muchile7162/
Musiele7142/
Missili7138/
Moshile7136/
Mosheli7129/
Mussuli7124/
Moshila7121/
Musuile7121/
Mouseli7115/
Musilhy7113/
Mausuli718/
Mishile718/
Mushule717/
Misilai717/
Musilay716/
Mauseli715/
Musileu715/
Mosieli715/
Musuuli714/
Muselih714/
Mousily713/
Misiloi713/
Muzzili713/
Musuliy712/
Mossili712/
Misieli712/
Misilei711/
Muzaili711/
Musoila711/
Musayli711/
Muselia711/
Muselit711/
Musséli711/
Mouzili711/
Mousile711/
Mosilia711/
Musehla711/
Muselij711/
Mujsuli711/
Muisila711/
Musiler711/
Musilya711/
Mussila711/
Musueli711/
Mosaili711/
Muselhi711/
Muselio710/
Muselis710/
Mutcheli67219/
Muchaile6785/
Mussulli6780/
Muchilay6768/
Moutseli6718/
Mishelli6717/
Mouselis6715/
Mossoili6712/
Mousseli6711/
Muchheli679/
Muselich677/
Moucheli677/
Mushulle674/
Mousilhy674/
Muceilli673/
Moscheli673/
Mishelih673/
Mushelle673/
Mouzaili672/
Mussilhy672/
Miscieli672/
Moshiele672/
Mgushele672/
Mussueli672/
Moussile671/
Moshiela671/
Mucheali671/
Mouzeili671/
Moshille671/
Muselhis671/
Mishaile671/
Mutshele671/
Mouselhi671/
Maussily671/
Moussila671/
Mosheeli671/
Mossilai671/
Musselie671/
Missilie671/
Mussaile670/
Muhchile670/

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