Mpilisi Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpilisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpilisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mpilisi (87) may also be a first name.

Mpilisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpilisi is found most in Malawi. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpilisi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpilisi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 87 people.

It is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Other than Malawi it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphilisi932/
Mpilishi931/
Mpilitshi881/
Mpelisi8611/
Mpilisa861/
Mpulisi861/
Mphelisi804/
Bilisi77151/
Vilisi773/
Mpelitsis751/
Bilisis7142/
Mpelesi7125/
Bilitsi7122/
Bilishi7112/
Bilissi7111/
Mpelusi7110/
Vilisai719/
Bislisi714/
Biolisi712/
Bilaisi712/
Bilisie711/
Mpelisa711/
Biliosi711/
Mpulusi711/
Bilissis6742/
Bilisich6736/
Bilitsis6733/
Bileisis6723/
Bilischi6721/
Bilaisis6716/
Bilisits678/
Vilischi674/
Bilitshi671/
Mphiliza671/

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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 Mpilisi
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