Mwalisa Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Mwalisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 89 | 1:594,850 | 37,281 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mwalisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwalisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwalisa is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwalisa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,871,545th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name Mwalisa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwalisa are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 594,850. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 96 percent live and Manyara Region, where 4 percent live. Barring Tanzania Mwalisa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaulisa | 93 | 22 | / |
| Mwalisha | 93 | 6 | / |
| Mwalaisha | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mwaluisha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mwalija | 86 | 995 | / |
| Mwalesa | 86 | 132 | / |
| Mwalise | 86 | 85 | / |
| Mwaliza | 86 | 82 | / |
| Mwalusa | 86 | 80 | / |
| Mbalisa | 86 | 64 | / |
| Mwalisi | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mwaliso | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mwolisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Muallisa | 80 | 32 | / |
| Mwalusha | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mwalishi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mwaluisi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mbalisha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mwaluija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwailija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbalisah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwalijah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwalesha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyusa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwelaisha | 75 | 204 | / |
| Mualuisha | 75 | 21 | / |
| Muhalisah | 75 | 10 | / |
| Muhalissa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mbaliso | 71 | 757 | / |
| Mwaluza | 71 | 422 | / |
| Mwelesa | 71 | 185 | / |
| Mbalisi | 71 | 109 | / |
| Mbolisa | 71 | 29 | / |
| Mbaliza | 71 | 15 | / |
| Mwaleso | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mwalizo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mwaleza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mbalise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwolesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwalyosi | 67 | 122 | / |
| Mualuija | 67 | 96 | / |
| Mwaaleza | 67 | 47 | / |
| Mwaleshi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Mwaulezi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mwalecha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mualizah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mbaluisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mbhaliso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mualusha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbalizza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbolissa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalayja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalejah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaluzah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwalesho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mwalisa
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