Musilimi Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Musilimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musilimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Musilimi (38) may also be a first name.

Musilimi Last Name Facts

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

Musilimi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Musilimi.

How Common Is The Last Name Musilimi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musilimi are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most widely held first name globally, held by 38 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 40 percent are found, Oyo, where 30 percent are found and Ogun, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mousilimi941/
Moussilimi899/
Musilima882/
Muselimi882/
Musilime881/
Mouselimi8270/
Muselimis821/
Mushilima821/
Mouselimis78207/
Musilema751/
Muselemi751/
Muselima751/
Mushelima711/
Mushilema711/
Musilemma711/
Muselema63196/
Museleme632/
Mushelema5926/
Muzelema505/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Musilimi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis