Maliseli Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Maliseli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maliseli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania7191:73,6327,672
Zambia661:240,15014,690
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Maliseli (216) may also be a first name.

Maliseli Last Name Facts

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

Maliseli is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maliseli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 436,213th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Maliseli reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 614,549th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 216 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 719 people, or 1 in 73,632. In Tanzania Maliseli is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 45 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 22 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Maliseli exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Maliseli
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