Tatisa Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 142 | 1:108,720 | 15,015 |
| Thailand | 94 | 1:751,472 | 122,930 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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.
- simbahTatisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tatisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tatisa (Oriya: ତାଟିସା) is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tatisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tatisa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,055,483rd most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 frequently held first name in the world, borne by 58 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 108,720. In Zimbabwe Tatisa is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 47 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 25 percent live and Harare Province, where 12 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Tatisa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tatisai | 92 | 112 | / |
| Tatiesa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tatisha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tatisah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thathisa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tatiessa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tatiesha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thaitisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tatiso | 83 | 132 | / |
| Tatisi | 83 | 98 | / |
| Tatise | 83 | 63 | / |
| Tatica | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tatija | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tatesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Totisa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tatusa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thathaisa | 80 | 413 | / |
| Thaithisa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Tateisi | 77 | 45 | / |
| Tatiçaj | 77 | 40 | / |
| Tataise | 77 | 11 | / |
| Thatisi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tateica | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tatusha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tatisop | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tatizad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tautica | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thetisa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thatise | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tateise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taticha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tatisho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thatiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tautiza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tatisić | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tatizay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tatihso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taticaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tatesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tatishi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tateishi | 71 | 3,155 | / |
| Tatitsop | 71 | 43 | / |
| Tatuishi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Tatitcha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tateishe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tateshja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thataisa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tastiser | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tatishuo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Totiszai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tahtesis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tatgishi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Totica | 67 | 241 | / |
| Tatizo | 67 | 146 | / |
| Tatico | 67 | 85 | / |
| Tateza | 67 | 79 | / |
| Tateja | 67 | 64 | / |
| Tetusa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Tatici | 67 | 30 | / |
| Tatize | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tateso | 67 | 21 | / |
| Totiso | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tatezi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tateši | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tetiso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Totise | 67 | 2 | / |
| Totusa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thathaiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tateischi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tatese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Totiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thathaise | 67 | 1 | / |
Tatisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tatisa in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାଟିସା | tatisa | 33.33 |
| ତତିସା | tatisa | 33.33 |
| ତତିଷା | tatisa | 33.33 |
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