Bisanda Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Bisanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bisanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2261:234,25519,221
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Bisanda (12) may also be a first name.

Bisanda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bisanda (Hindi: बिसंदा, Oriya: ବିସା) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bisanda? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,011,991st most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bisanda are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 234,255. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 85 percent are found, Kigoma Region, where 4 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Namibia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bisanda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bisanda in the Hindi language
बिसंदाbisanda-
Bisanda in the Oriya language
ବିସାbisa-

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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 Bisanda
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