Malisela Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Malisela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malisela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1201:441,18030,663
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Malisela (809) may also be a first name.

Malisela Last Name Facts

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

Malisela is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malisela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. Malisela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malisela are found; 77 percent are found in East Africa and 77 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 287,448th most commonly used given name world-wide, borne by 809 people.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 441,180. In Tanzania Malisela is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Malisela Last Name Statistics demography

Malisela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning R 100,968 per year.

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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
  • 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 Malisela
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