Nalisa Surname

358,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nalisa Surname Definition:

Nalisa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: I have arrived.

Nalisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5201:30,4813,135
Namibia3091:7,7971,503
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Nalisa (1,074) may also be a first name.

Nalisa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nalisa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: I have arrived.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nalisa Last Name Facts

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

Nalisa (Arabic: نيليسا, Hindi: नलीसा, Marathi: नालीसा, Oriya: ନାଲିସା) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalisa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 358,318th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,201,132 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nalisa live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 243,917th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 1,074 people.

Nalisa is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 520 people, or 1 in 30,481. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Western Province, where 59 percent reside, Southern Province, where 26 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent reside. Beside Zambia Nalisa exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 31 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Nalisa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nalisa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.85% less than the national average, earning R 119,184 per year and in United States they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning $36,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nalisoa9216/
Nalisah9213/
Nalisha927/
Ngalisa925/
Nalissa922/
Nahlisa921/
Nalisia921/
Nalgisa921/
Naulisa921/
Nailisa921/
Nalisat921/
Ngalisha864/
Naliessa861/
Naelissa861/
Nalica831,282/
Nalisi83354/
Naliza83173/
Nelisa83114/
Nolisa8369/
Nalusa8317/
Nalesa8313/
Nalysa8313/
Nalise8312/
Naliso8311/
Nalija835/
Naligia77295/
Nalisis77121/
Nalitso77110/
Nalusay7755/
Nalusha7750/
Nallica7746/
Nalesha7741/
Nelisah7740/
Nelissa776/
Ngolisa775/
Noolisa774/
Ngaliza774/
Neliusa774/
Naleica774/
Nalijja774/
Nalussa774/
Nalecia773/
Nelisha773/
Nolisah773/
Nalijah773/
Nnolisa772/
Nolisia772/
Nayliza772/
Nalessa771/
Nalijas771/
Nalizah771/
Nalishe771/
Nalesia771/
Nalesza771/
Nalicay771/
Nalioso771/
Nalisou771/
Nalisse771/
Nalaiso771/
Naloiso771/
Nalusai771/
Ngalesa771/
Ngalisi771/
Ngaliso771/
Noelisa771/
Nēliusa771/
Nalicha771/
Nalytsa771/
Nalisio771/
Naleesa771/
Natliza771/
Nolisca771/
Nalicia770/
Ngoloisa7135/
Naslicha7113/
Ngalishi714/
Ngalessa712/
Nalisett711/
Neelisha711/
Nalissou711/
Nalyaiso711/
Ngalisse711/
Ngalisui711/
Noelissa711/
Nnalijja711/
Nailoise711/
Neilissa711/
Naluso673,324/
Naleja67119/
Nolisi67117/
Naleso6748/
Noliza6742/
Neliza6741/
Nalici6722/
Naleca677/
Naleza675/
Nalizo675/
Naléza674/
Nelesa674/
Nalice673/
Nalaissou673/
Nolise672/
Nalize671/
Naleissou671/
Nalico671/
Nolica671/
Nalese671/
Nalizi671/
Neliso671/
Neileisia671/

Nalisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nalisa in the Oriya language
ନାଲିସାnalisa-
Nalisa in the Hindi language
नलीसाnalisa71.43
नालीसाnalisa14.29
नालिसाnalisa14.29
Nalisa in the Marathi language
नालीसाnalisa66.67
नलीसाnalisa33.33
Nalisa in the Arabic language
نيليساnylysa-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nalisa
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