Mrisi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mrisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mrisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mrisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mrisi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mrisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mrisi is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Mrisi reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,072,432. In Tanzania Mrisi is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 69 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 31 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Mrisi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mrishi9114/
Mrissi917/
Mrisih915/
Mrishid839/
Mraissi838/
Mrishih831/
Mrisa801,836/
Mrizi80191/
Mresi8034/
Mrigi802/
Mrixi801/
Mrise800/
Mrissich770/
Mrisha73566/
Mrissa7369/
Mrishe7313/
Mrichi737/
Mrisse734/
Mrissy733/
Mridji733/
Mressi733/
Mretsi732/
Mroizi732/
Mreesi731/
Mrresi731/
Meherishi715/
Mrishaj67270/
Mrigesh6719/
M'Raiji673/
Mressie673/
Mrisset671/
Mraichi671/
Mrishej671/

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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 Mrisi
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