Mnisi Surname

6,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Mnisi Surname User-submission:

The Mnisi surname means 'pourer of rain', 'one who makes the rain fall'.

Mnisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa77,6701:69855
Swaziland6,7451:19241
Tanzania1341:395,08728,090
England951:586,50635,379
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Mozambique361:757,2661,613
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Norway61:857,04855,549
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Mnisi (25) may also be a first name.

Mnisi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mnisi surname means 'pourer of rain', 'one who makes the rain fall'.

- musa1gp

Mnisi Last Name Facts

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

Mnisi occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,655th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,956 people. Mnisi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnisi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 77,670 people, or 1 in 698. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Limpopo, where 14 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Mnisi Last Name Statistics demography

Mnisi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.62% less than the national average, earning R 160,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mnissi9121/
Mnishi9114/
Mnisie917/
Mmnisi912/
Mnnisi911/
Mnisis911/
Minnisi834/
Mnitshi831/
Mnise8064/
Mnizi8020/
Mnesi809/
Mnisa807/
Mnigi805/
Mnysi802/
Mniji802/
Mnisy801/
Mnusi801/
Minnishi776/
Mennishi772/
Mnyosi7317/
Mnisha7313/
Mnetsi7311/
Mnissy734/
Mngici731/
Mgniji731/
Mingnissi7112/
Minnici67298/
Minnesi679/
Minnisa673/
Mennici671/
Mniehsy671/
Mgnaise671/
Mnisser671/
Mnaisay671/

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