Cilisa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cilisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cilisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Cilisa (14) may also be a first name.

Cilisa Last Name Facts

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

Cilisa is most common in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cilisa? popularity and diffusion

Cilisa is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Cilisa is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Cilisa are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 14 people.

The surname Cilisa is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 91 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Africa Cilisa exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chilisa92204/
Ciliesa9238/
Cilisha922/
Coilisa921/
Chiluisa865,420/
Chilisha861/
Gcilisha861/
Ciliza831,253/
Cilica83145/
Kilisa8349/
Silisa8321/
Celisa8314/
Cilija8310/
Gilisa838/
Jilisa831/
Cilesa831/
Cilise831/
Xilisa831/
Chilaisha8095/
Chailuisa801/
Chiliza7712,283/
Celisca77311/
Kilisha7761/
Zeilisa7742/
Chilisi7715/
Celissa7710/
Seilisa779/
Kilisia777/
Cilishe776/
Kilisai775/
Chilesa775/
Chiliso775/
Silisia775/
Jilisha774/
Gilisas774/
Gilisha774/
Chilise774/
Cilicia772/
Scilica772/
Kilissa772/
Celisia772/
Sailisa772/
Celisah771/
Khilisa771/
Kislisa771/
Cilizza771/
Chelisa771/
Kilisas771/
Kiloisa771/
Siliosa771/
Silaisa771/
Quilisa771/
Cielesa771/
Cilisio771/
Cilisse771/
Kilitsa771/
Cailiza771/
Ceiliso771/
Sileisa771/
Silisay771/
Chiluiza713,022/
Kislitsa711,422/
Shilisia71321/
Kilaisha71267/
Chilesha7119/
Chilissi7119/
Shilitsa7110/
Chiletsa719/
Chilishe718/
Chelaisa717/
Cigliese717/
Sailisah713/
Chiluise713/
Quiliosa712/
Chilicha712/
Chelissa712/
Kaileisa711/
Kailisha711/
Kihlisha711/
Cheilesa711/
Chelitsa711/
Cieliese711/
Chilisse711/
Kilisssa711/
Silisaja711/
Silitsha711/
Tchelisa711/
Chiligia711/
Gcelisha711/
Celissat711/
Selisa67221/
Kilesa67204/
Celija67107/
Silica67106/
Cilici6776/
Celica6767/
Jelisa6760/
Celise6760/
Kiliso6759/
Siliso6750/
Cilice6730/
Tchelissa6725/
Gelisa6723/
Khiloisay6723/
Cisluycis6721/
Kelisa6713/
Celiza6710/
Silija678/
Shoilitsa677/
Celisi676/
Cilico676/
Giliza676/
Siliza674/
Celesa674/
Kailaisay674/
Xelisa674/
Cileja673/
Ziliso673/
Cileci672/
Chilizaha672/
Gilesa672/
Giliso672/
Cilică672/
Silisi672/
Celisy672/
Jilaishat671/
Sheilisha671/
Zilesa671/
Tshilisha671/
Gkilitsas671/
Celiso671/
Chelaisha671/
Chilitsis671/
Cilizi671/
Cilizo671/
Khailisah671/

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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
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  • 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 Cilisa
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