Ngilisho Surname

439,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Ngilisho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngilisho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6501:81,4498,351
Kenya1271:363,62121,126
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Ngilisho (20) may also be a first name.

Ngilisho Last Name Facts

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

Ngilisho is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ngilisho.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngilisho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ngilisho is the 439,223rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 9,343,008 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngilisho reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 81,449. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 38 percent live, Manyara Region, where 26 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Ngilisho Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ngilisho surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gilisho93505/
Ngilicho881/
Giliso862/
Nilisha806/
Gilisha804/
Nguliso801/
Ngelesho751/
Ngilesha751/
Nguilissa7114/
Gilisa718/
Geliso712/
Nilisa711/
Neliso711/
Ghilissou711/
Guilissou711/
Gailisa67254/
Nguluso6755/
Gelisio6746/
Nelisah6740/
Ngeleso6711/
Nilesha6710/
Nilisaz679/
Gilisas674/
Nelisha673/
Gelisah673/
Gelisha673/
Ngeluso672/
Ghailissou671/
Nislisa671/
Nelicho671/
Gilesha671/
Nelisio671/
Giliosa671/
Nilisia671/
Nailisa671/

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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 Ngilisho
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