Tatisa Surname

1,055,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tatisa Surname User-submission:

Tatisa is a Shangani surname, which means 'to take something' or 'to hold something firmly'. It comes from the word tata, which means 'to hold', and also means 'father' as well as 'to hold' or 'to take' in Xhosa. The Shona equivalent is Batisa, which comes from Bata, meaning the same.

Tatisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1421:108,72015,015
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tatisa (58) may also be a first name.

Tatisa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tatisa is a Shangani surname, which means 'to take something' or 'to hold something firmly'. It comes from the word tata, which means 'to hold', and also means 'father' as well as 'to hold' or 'to take' in Xhosa. The Shona equivalent is Batisa, which comes from Bata, meaning the same.

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Tatisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tatisa (Oriya: ତାଟିସା) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tatisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,055,483rd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Tatisa live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 58 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 142 people, or 1 in 108,720. In Zimbabwe Tatisa is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 47 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Tatisa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 40 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tatisai92112/
Tatiesa921/
Tatisha921/
Tatisah921/
Thathisa868/
Tatiessa861/
Tatiesha861/
Thaitisa861/
Tatiso83132/
Tatisi8398/
Tatise8363/
Tatica837/
Tatija835/
Tatesa831/
Totisa831/
Tatusa831/
Thathaisa80413/
Thaithisa806/
Tateisi7745/
Tatiçaj7740/
Tataise7711/
Thatisi777/
Tateica774/
Tatusha773/
Tatisop772/
Tatizad772/
Tautica772/
Thetisa772/
Thatise772/
Tateise771/
Taticha771/
Tatisho771/
Thatiza771/
Tautiza771/
Tatisić771/
Tatizay771/
Tatihso771/
Taticaj771/
Tatesha771/
Tatishi771/
Tateishi713,155/
Tatitsop7143/
Tatuishi7114/
Tatitcha714/
Tateishe713/
Tateshja712/
Thataisa712/
Tastiser712/
Tatishuo711/
Totiszai711/
Tahtesis711/
Tatgishi711/
Totica67241/
Tatizo67146/
Tatico6785/
Tateza6779/
Tateja6764/
Tetusa6762/
Tatici6730/
Tatize6723/
Tateso6721/
Totiso6710/
Tatezi679/
Tateši676/
Tetiso672/
Totise672/
Totusa672/
Thathaiza671/
Tateischi671/
Tatese671/
Totiza671/
Thathaise671/

Tatisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tatisa in the Oriya language
ତାଟିସାtatisa33.33
ତତିସାtatisa33.33
ତତିଷାtatisa33.33

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