Malisawa Surname

74,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malisawa Surname Definition:

Malisawa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: shotgun.

Malisawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3,8521:4,115501
DR Congo1,8401:40,1524,946
Tanzania6001:88,2368,919
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Malisawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malisawa is most common in Zambia. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Malisawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Malisawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 74,939th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,111,245 people. The surname Malisawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malisawa are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 199,294th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 1,518 people.

Malisawa is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 3,852 people, or 1 in 4,115. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 28 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent are found and Central Province, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Zambia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

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