Malishana Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malishana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malishana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia971:163,40111,461
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Malishana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malishana is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malishana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Malishana occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malishana are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 163,401. In Zambia Malishana is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 56 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 27 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 18 percent reside. Not including Zambia it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Malishana
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