Musilu Surname

332,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Musilu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musilu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6541:70,6116,684
Nigeria4111:431,00422,235
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States91:40,273,215872,126
France31:22,140,907385,998
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Musilu (793) may also be a first name.

Musilu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Musilu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Musilu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 332,050th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,541,783 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Musilu live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Musilu is also the 290,823rd most frequent first name internationally, held by 793 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 70,611. In Kenya Musilu is mostly found in: Makueni County, where 36 percent are found, Machakos County, where 25 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 37 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Musilu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Musilu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Musilu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musiliu925,165/
Mushilu92989/
Musiluh926/
Musilui925/
Musileu925/
Musilyu923/
Mausilu923/
Musailu921/
Musilau921/
Musuilu921/
Mushiliu863/
Mussiliu861/
Moushilu861/
Misilu83404/
Muselu83335/
Muzilu8334/
Mosilu8314/
Mujilu834/
Moushilou806/
Moussilou806/
Misiliu7732/
Museliu7730/
Mosiliu7719/
Moshilu772/
Muciliu771/
Missilu771/
Mujiliu771/
Musealu771/
Muselius7118/
Musselus714/
Musehelu712/
Muzelu6768/
Moselu6755/
Moutselou6745/
Miselu6743/
Mousselou672/
Mizilu672/
Mozilu671/
Micelu671/
Muzilho6217/
Muchelu621/
Mishelu621/

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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 Musilu
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