Malizani Surname

66,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Malizani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malizani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6,9271:2,471301
Zimbabwe3551:43,4886,703
Zambia941:168,61611,729
Australia601:449,92835,109
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Malizani (3,678) may also be a first name.

Malizani Last Name Facts

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

Malizani is most common in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malizani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Malizani is the 66,268th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 968,702 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Malizani live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 116,347th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 3,678 people.

The last name Malizani is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 6,927 people, or 1 in 2,471. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 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
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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 Malizani
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