Wilisi Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zambia

Wilisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wilisi (28) may also be a first name.

Wilisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilisi is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wilisi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Wilisi is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wilisi are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Wilisi is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Wilisi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 29 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilaisi92471/
Wilishi9247/
Willisi928/
Wilissi922/
Weilisi921/
Wilaisit86189/
Wilaisai8612/
Willishi861/
Wilesi83161/
Bilisi83151/
Welisi8332/
Wiliji838/
Vilisi833/
Wilise833/
Wilisa833/
Wielisiej8013/
Wailesi77894/
Wailisa77219/
Wailusi77124/
Welishi7745/
Welisai7724/
Bilishi7712/
Bilissi7711/
Vilisai779/
Willise776/
Wulishi775/
Willisy773/
Welissi773/
Wilishe773/
Bilaisi772/
Bilisie771/
Wilaise771/
Wiliges771/
Vilitsi771/
Wilaiji771/
Wilissa771/
Wilessi771/
Wileisa771/
Wilesie771/
Wilhici771/
Wilisey771/
Wilisha771/
Wilisse771/
Wilichi771/
Wailissa712,110/
Violissi7124/
Bilischi7121/
Vileisis7121/
Wailisaa7119/
Wilaijit7110/
Vilisich715/
Vilischi714/
Weilises711/
Welitshi711/
Willisea711/
Wilishee711/
Wiliches711/
Willysie711/
Wilicich711/
Wailessi711/
Willisee710/
Bilici6724,907/
Biligi67242/
Vulisi67210/
Velisi67117/
Welesi67117/
Welisa6753/
Wiliza6731/
Belisi6712/
Bilischii678/
Wilegi676/
Wilitchai675/
Bilise674/
Vilisa674/
Uiligi674/
Welise674/
Wilesy673/
Vilesi672/
Wilheiser671/
Beilaisei671/
Wilysa671/
Wilicy671/
Vilici671/
Wilice671/
Viliji671/
Welusi671/
Wilese671/
Bilisé671/
Vilaisith671/
Welici671/

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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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  • 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 Wilisi
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