Maisha Surname
Approximately 22,895 people bear this surname
Maisha Surname User-submission:
Maisha is a Swahili surname meaning 'life'.
Maisha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 13,497 | 1:5,474 | 634 |
| Bangladesh | 6,939 | 1:22,965 | 1,589 |
| Tanzania | 1,539 | 1:34,400 | 4,015 |
| South Africa | 460 | 1:117,778 | 14,016 |
| Kenya | 187 | 1:246,951 | 16,928 |
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Maldives | 35 | 1:11,548 | 870 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Maisha (59,484) may also be a first name.
Maisha Surname Meaning
Maisha Demographics
Maisha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Maisha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maisha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maisha (Hindi: मईशा, Marathi: मनीषा, Oriya: ମାଇସା, Russian: Маиша) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Maisha.
How Common Is The Last Name Maisha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,664th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 318,303 people. The last name Maisha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Maisha reside; 59 percent reside in Central Africa and 59 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Maisha is also the 15,956th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 59,484 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 13,497 people, or 1 in 5,474. Not including The DR Congo Maisha is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.
Maisha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Maisha earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 13.5% less than the national average, earning R 205,560 per year and in United States they earn 22.69% more than the national average, earning $52,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maisha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maisha in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଇସା | ma'isa | 66.67 |
| ମାଇଶା | ma'isa | 33.33 |
| Maisha in the Marathi language | ||
| मनीषा | manisa | 58.33 |
| मैशा | maisa | 33.33 |
| मइषा | ma'isa | 4.17 |
| माधव | madhava | 4.17 |
| Maisha in the Hindi language | ||
| मईशा | ma'isa | 37.5 |
| मैशा | maisa | 34.38 |
| माइशा | ma'isa | 12.5 |
| मइशा | ma'isa | 9.38 |
| माईशा | ma'isa | 6.25 |
| Maisha in the Russian language | ||
| Маиша | maisa | - |
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Footnotes
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