Malisopo Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Malisopo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malisopo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,0251:15,4631,746
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Malisopo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Malisopo has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Malisopo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malisopo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malisopo is the 347,450th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,927,325 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malisopo live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Malisopo is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,025 people, or 1 in 15,463. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 46 percent live, North-Western Province, where 28 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent live. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Malisobo8837/
Malisope8834/
Malisopu884/
Malisopa882/
Malisubo759/
Mallsopp755/
Malasobo755/
Malisabo751/
Malisepe751/
Milsop71223/
Mwalusepo7165/
Melsop7146/
Mlisob7130/
Mallisapu713/
Malsap711/
Mellsop67288/
Millsop67237/
Melsopp6741/
Malusob6734/
Malsepa6711/
Malespu673/
Milsopp672/
Ml Isoubou671/
Malzipu671/
Malasap671/
Malessobou671/
Malsebo671/
Malesappa591/
Mallesappa5616/
Maleshappa565/
Malleshappa53168/

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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 Malisopo
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