Nalisi Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nalisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3151:146,60311,727
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Nalisi (197) may also be a first name.

Nalisi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nalisi occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nalisi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalisi? popularity and diffusion

Nalisi is the 794,916th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nalisi reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 646,152nd most frequent first name in the world It is held by 197 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 146,603. In Kenya Nalisi is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 43 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 34 percent reside and Nandi County, where 15 percent reside. Barring Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Nalisi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nalisis92121/
Ngalisi921/
Ngalishi864/
Ngalisui861/
Nalisa831,012/
Nolisi83117/
Nalusi8381/
Nelisi8358/
Nalici8322/
Nalise8312/
Naligi836/
Naliji833/
Nalesi832/
Nalizi831/
Ngalizi7748/
Nalisoa7716/
Nalisha777/
Nalichi775/
Neliusi774/
Nalligi773/
Nalissa772/
Nailisa771/
Ngalesi771/
Naulisa771/
Nalussi771/
Nalusie771/
Nalisse771/
Nahlisa771/
Nahlesi771/
Nalishe771/
Nalessio7154/
Naligesh714/
Nalidzhi712/
Noulissi711/
Nalisett711/
Nahlesih711/
Nallusih711/
Naliessa711/
Nailoise711/
Ngalisse711/
Naliza67173/
Naluzi67154/
Nolisa6769/
Nalige6754/
Naluse6750/
Nolesi6734/
Naleji6721/
Nalesa6713/
Nalysa6713/
Nolusi673/
Nalice673/
Nelusi672/
Nolise672/
Nalese671/
Nalize671/
Noligi671/

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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 Nalisi
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