Malipesa Surname

295,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malipesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malipesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,2671:41,7854,761
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710

Malipesa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malipesa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Malipesa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malipesa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 295,000th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,636,153 people. The surname Malipesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malipesa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Malipesa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,267 people, or 1 in 41,785. In Tanzania Malipesa is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 55 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 22 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 22 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maliposa88109/
Malipasa881/
Mahlipisa822/
Malipisha822/
Malipheza821/
Malipiso754/
Malipeco751/
Malipishi7138/
Malipisho7127/
Malepetse712/
'Malephosa671/
'Maliphoso671/
Malipizi63931/
Malipico63181/
Maleposo631/
Maluphaso5918/
Malepasso592/
Mahlipizo591/
Molleapasa5617/
Mallipitchi531/

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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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  • 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 Malipesa
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