Misili Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Nauru

Misili Surname Definition:

Misili is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: an artisan or a skilled person.

Misili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Papua New Guinea2011:40,5664,927
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Solomon Islands171:34,1196,789
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nauru11:11,879452
Samoa11:193,8081,089
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Misili (147) may also be a first name.

Misili Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Misili is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: an artisan or a skilled person.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Misili Last Name Facts

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

Misili (Hindi: मिसिली, Oriya: ମିସିଲି) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Misili.

How Common Is The Last Name Misili? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 480,521st most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. The surname Misili is predominantly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Misili reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Misili is also the 760,591st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 147 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Apart from Malawi this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mishili9284/
Misilio9242/
Missili9238/
Mitsili929/
Misilai927/
Misiloi923/
Misieli922/
Maisili922/
Misilei921/
Mishaili867/
Mitshili864/
Missilia863/
Miscieli862/
Miscilia861/
Misielis861/
Mishieli861/
Missilie861/
Musili8319,247/
Misila83318/
Misile83241/
Miseli83178/
Micili8329/
Migili8323/
Mesili8319/
Misily838/
Mizili833/
Mmissoili805/
Hhmisoili803/
Moitshili801/
Missielia801/
Mushili7713,753/
Micieli772,827/
Messili771,951/
Maiseli77624/
Meshili77305/
Misheli77227/
Miselis77213/
Misaila77202/
Musaili7767/
Maisila7756/
Mesilio7750/
Missile7746/
Misailă7736/
Mussili7735/
Michili7726/
Mitseli7723/
Misiloa7721/
Micilio7716/
Misceli7714/
Metsili779/
Misseli779/
Missilä779/
Mishile778/
Missila777/
Mishila776/
Mesaili776/
Misilje776/
Maisile775/
Musilui775/
Mijilit774/
Miselio772/
Mesilia772/
Mitsile772/
Moisile772/
Misaile771/
Miseyli771/
Misiles771/
Meiseli771/
Mesilai771/
Muisila771/
Misiela771/
Misiele771/
Misiley771/
Misylis771/
Misailä771/
Miselit771/
Musilih771/
Mesilhi771/
Musilai771/
Micilei771/
Miscile770/
Messaili71821/
Mischitelli71438/
Misselis71134/
Maitsile7191/
Mishelia7152/
Miesseli7146/
Michilis7131/
Mitselis7123/
Michaili7118/
Mishelli7117/
Maiselis7112/
Maisuila718/
Misciler717/
Mitsheli716/
Misilahy714/
Maizaili714/
Hmiselis713/
Mushilli713/
Mishelih713/
Messilio713/
Maisiela713/
Mitshile713/
Meiselia712/
Micheili712/
Maissile712/
Misselie712/
Maisheli711/
Maisilge711/
Mishiler711/
Misitler711/
Metshili711/
Mushilii711/
Messihli711/
Méssaili711/
Maishila711/
Maisaila711/
Messilia711/
Mushaili711/
Missiele711/
Missiles711/
Mishaile711/
Maishile711/
Missiela711/
Miscelia711/
Mizielio711/
Mescilia711/
Miceli6729,779/
Mezili671,226/
Mecili671,177/
Megili67465/
Mesila67286/
Migeli67256/
Museli67222/
Misele67214/
Misela67197/
Musile6778/
Michailis6768/
Mizila6762/
Meseli6744/
Mischilea6730/
Micheilis6722/
Misselich6719/
Muzili6716/
Mishellis6713/
Micile6712/
Migile679/
Misely678/
Mizeli677/
Mijile676/
Mesilä674/
Miesziela673/
Mishelish672/
Mixeli672/
Maishilge672/
Mizile672/
Mézili672/
Mishilesh671/
Mijeli671/
Mexili671/
Micheilli671/
Mesily671/
Mejili671/
Messailli671/
Maizilish671/
Micila671/
Muitshile671/
Mesile671/
Messailia671/
Maishelia671/
Moitsheli671/
Muscilaih671/
Mischeila671/
Mixile671/

Misili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Misili in the Hindi language
मिसिलीmisili-
Misili in the Oriya language
ମିସିଲିmisili75
ମିସିଲ୍misil25

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