Musili Surname

27,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Musili Surname User-submission:

The surname Musili means 'bold' or 'advocate'. Advocate is a person, who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. To be bold is to show a willingness to take risks, to be confident and courageous.

Musili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya16,5741:2,786440
DR Congo1,4911:49,5505,981
Nigeria8281:213,94112,710
India1251:6,136,523142,720
Zambia1041:152,40310,889
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England111:5,065,278148,650
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Musili (26,618) may also be a first name.

Musili Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Musili means 'bold' or 'advocate'. Advocate is a person, who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. To be bold is to show a willingness to take risks, to be confident and courageous.

- travis23

Musili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musili (Marathi: मुसीली, Oriya: ମୁସିଲି) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musili? popularity and diffusion

The last name Musili is the 27,929th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 378,633 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Musili reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Musili is also the 30,520th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 26,618 people.

The last name Musili is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 16,574 people, or 1 in 2,786. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 59 percent live, Machakos County, where 11 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Musili Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Musili last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Musili earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $49,271 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mushili9213,753/
Musaili9267/
Mussili9235/
Musilia9226/
Musilip9211/
Mausili9210/
Musilis928/
Musiliy927/
Mousili925/
Musilui925/
Musilii923/
Musilit921/
Musilio921/
Musilih921/
Mgusili921/
Musilai921/
Musilid921/
Mutshili8634/
Moussili868/
Maussili866/
Mushilli863/
Mussioli863/
Moushili862/
Mushilii861/
Moutsili861/
Muscilio861/
Mushaili861/
Musila839,096/
Mosili831,024/
Misili83694/
Museli83222/
Mugili83115/
Musile8378/
Mujili8322/
Muzili8316/
Musily836/
Mucili834/
Musitelli801,382/
Moussaili8010/
Moussieli804/
Moussilih801/
Moussoili801/
Muscilaih801/
Mushila774,183/
Mushile77306/
Musaila77272/
Musiela77215/
Mudzili77196/
Musheli77183/
Musuila77130/
Mujaili7795/
Mishili7784/
Muchili7784/
Musseli7780/
Mougili7747/
Musiele7742/
Meugili7738/
Missili7738/
Moshili7732/
Musuile7721/
Mouseli7715/
Murzili7714/
Musilhy7713/
Muzilio778/
Misilai777/
Musilay776/
Mauseli775/
Musileu775/
Mosieli775/
Muselih774/
Mousily773/
Misiloi773/
Muggili773/
Muzzili773/
Mossili772/
Misieli772/
Mudjili772/
Misilei771/
Muzaili771/
Musoila771/
Musayli771/
Muselia771/
Muselit771/
Musséli771/
Mouzili771/
Mousile771/
Mosilia771/
Muselij771/
Muisila771/
Musiler771/
Musilya771/
Mussila771/
Mujeili771/
Mosaili771/
Maugili771/
Muselio770/
Muselis770/
Mouchili711,389/
Muchaili71479/
Mutshile71186/
Muschitelli7146/
Mosheili7145/
Mushaila7134/
Moutseli7118/
Mouselis7115/
Mossoili7112/
Mousseli7111/
Muselich717/
Mishaili717/
Mutchili715/
Mousilhy714/
Mushilay713/
Muceilli713/
Mouzaili712/
Mussilhy712/
Miscieli712/
Mushilla712/
Moussile711/
Mushelii711/
Mudjilih711/
Mouzeili711/
Mousheli711/
Mishieli711/
Mushelie711/
Maussily711/
Moussila711/
Mossilai711/
Musselie711/
Missilie711/
Mussaile710/
Muzila672,324/
Musela672,016/
Moseli671,613/
Musele671,477/
Muceli67433/
Misile67241/
Mosila67206/
Miseli67178/
Mujeli6779/
Mosile6778/
Muzeli6756/
Mujile6755/
Mugile6749/
Mucitelli6744/
Mugeli6740/
Mužila6733/
Moutselis6723/
Musitelle6711/
Moussiele6710/
Moudjaili678/
Mizeli677/
Muzile675/
Mmissoili675/
Maushilly673/
Mizili673/
Hhmisoili673/
Musely672/
Mosily672/
Mucile671/
Moutchili671/
Moushelli671/
Mushaileh671/
Muitshile671/
Mushile'e671/
Moussielé671/
Moutsiele671/

Musili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Musili in the Marathi language
मुसीलीmusili-
Musili in the Oriya language
ମୁସିଲିmusili62.5
ମୁସିଲୀmusili25
ମୁସଲୀmusali12.5

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