Mamisu Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mamisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mamisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mamisu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mamisu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mamisu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Mamisu reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Mamisu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Bungoma County, where 20 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 20 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 36 percent are found and Mexico, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mamisau9211/
Mamishu921/
Mamissou8615/
Mamitshu861/
Mamusu83124/
Mamizu8324/
Mamesu831/
Mamichu7757/
Mamesau779/
Maimesu773/
Mamusuh773/
Maimescu71323/
Mamichou7156/
Mamitchu714/
Mamessou711/
Mameesup711/
Mametsou711/
Momesu6779/
Memesu671/
Momaissou671/
Mamichoux671/
Momescu62102/
Memusou621/
Meemussu5713/
Mamedjou572/
Moimescu572/
Mohmidjui531/
Mametcheup501/

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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 Mamisu
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