Malisawa Surname
Approximately 6,558 people bear this surname
Malisawa Surname Definition:
Malisawa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: shotgun.
Malisawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3,852 | 1:4,115 | 501 |
| DR Congo | 1,840 | 1:40,152 | 4,946 |
| Tanzania | 600 | 1:88,236 | 8,919 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Malisawa (1,518) may also be a first name.
Malisawa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Malisawa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: shotgun.
Malisawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malisawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Malisawa occurs most in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Malisawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Malisawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 74,939th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,111,245 people. The last name Malisawa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malisawa reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Malisawa is also the 199,294th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 1,518 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 3,852 people, or 1 in 4,115. In Zambia Malisawa is most frequent in: Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent live and Central Province, where 18 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Tanzania, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malishawa | 94 | 7 | / |
| Malijsawa | 94 | 4 | / |
| Malaisawa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Malisawah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Malisawo | 88 | 1,153 | / |
| Malisaba | 88 | 155 | / |
| Malesawa | 88 | 130 | / |
| Malizawa | 88 | 19 | / |
| Malijawa | 88 | 15 | / |
| Malicawa | 88 | 2 | / |
| Malisewa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malisava | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malusawa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malishava | 82 | 177 | / |
| Malidjawa | 82 | 13 | / |
| Malichawa | 82 | 7 | / |
| Malaisawet | 78 | 45 | / |
| Maliseva | 75 | 703 | / |
| Malisova | 75 | 207 | / |
| Malisowe | 75 | 85 | / |
| Malesawo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Molicawa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Malisewo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Molisava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malisabo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malaisabhai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Malisheva | 71 | 448 | / |
| Malisovas | 71 | 179 | / |
| Malichava | 71 | 134 | / |
| Malisiova | 71 | 95 | / |
| Malissova | 71 | 26 | / |
| Malyshava | 71 | 21 | / |
| Malishova | 71 | 15 | / |
| Malisieva | 71 | 5 | / |
| Malyshewa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Maulisova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malessawe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Malitsova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maliseeva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maleshewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maylisova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malessaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malisiovas | 67 | 275 | / |
| Malissovas | 67 | 73 | / |
| Malesabhai | 67 | 29 | / |
| Malischeva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Malyschewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mallisovas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maleshavat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maulisheva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malyshaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Malisawa
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