Nyapisi Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nyapisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyapisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1321:15,3983,354
South Africa1011:536,41342,583

Nyapisi (12) may also be a first name.

Nyapisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyapisi is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyapisi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,067,497th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyapisi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Nyapisi is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 15,398. In Lesotho it is most common in: Leribe District, where 85 percent are found, Butha-Buthe District, where 10 percent are found and Berea District, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 43 percent are found.

Nyapisi Last Name Statistics demography

Nyapisi earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning R 229,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaphisi93272/
Nyapitshi881/
Nyapesi8643/
Nyapisa861/
Nyapise861/
Nyaphise801/
Nyapoise801/
Nyapese7127/
Nyapesa711/
Nyapessa671/
Njaphichi632/

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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
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  • 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 Nyapisi
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