Malisau Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Malisau Surname Definition:
Malisau is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: shot.
Malisau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 11 | 1:1,440,902 | 31,383 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Malisau Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malisau is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: shot.
Malisau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malisau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malisau is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malisau? popularity and diffusion
Malisau is the 4,532,898th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malisau reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Malisau is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,440,902. In Zambia Malisau is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 55 percent reside, Central Province, where 36 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 21 percent reside and Kenya, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Malisau
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis