Mlisa Surname

293,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mlisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2511:43,3085,531
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Mlisa (227) may also be a first name.

Mlisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mlisa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mlisa is the 293,375th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,597,193 people. The surname Mlisa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mlisa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 596,468th most frequently used first name globally, held by 227 people.

The last name Mlisa is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,251 people, or 1 in 43,308. In South Africa Mlisa is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Mlisa Last Name Statistics demography

Mlisa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.27% less than the national average, earning R 137,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mlisha91205/
Mlissa9110/
Mlisia912/
Mellisa83207/
Millisa8321/
Mlhaisa831/
Mluissa831/
Mlisaha831/
M'Lissa831/
Mlija80163/
Mlisi8072/
Mlise8022/
Mlesa8010/
Mlusa809/
Mlisy802/
Mlica802/
Mliza801/
Mellisza7766/
Mellissa7752/
Melliosa7710/
Milliosa779/
Mellisah773/
Mellisha771/
Millisap771/
Millisau771/
Millisha771/
Mellisas771/
Mellisca771/
Millissa770/
Mlisho73418/
Mlishi73222/
Mlicha7311/
Mlezia735/
Mlussa733/
Mlusai732/
Mëlica732/
Mlessa732/
Mloisi732/
Mliese731/
Mlesha731/
Mlixse731/
Mleise730/
Mellissah712/
Melllisca711/
Melliossa711/
Milleisha711/
Melliza671,942/
Mellica67148/
Melliso67101/
Milliza6730/
Millusa6714/
Mellysa6711/
Mellusa679/
Milliso679/
Mëllija673/
Millesa673/
Mellisi673/
Mellesa673/
Mellisy673/
Millica672/
Mellixa671/
Mlizahe671/
Millysa671/
Mellija671/
Mìlicia671/
Mmleisi671/
Mllyssa671/
Mellise671/
Millise670/

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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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  • 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 Mlisa
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