Busisi Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Busisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Busisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania811:653,60039,027
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea591:138,19919,012
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Busisi (32) may also be a first name.

Busisi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Busisi is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Busisi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,052,587th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Busisi are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Busisi is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 653,600. In Tanzania Busisi is most numerous in: Mwanza Region, where 90 percent reside, Kagera Region, where 5 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bousisi921/
Busaisi921/
Bushishi86257/
Butsitsi8673/
Butsisai869/
Boussisi862/
Busisa83518/
Bosisi83109/
Busesi8323/
Bugisi8310/
Busizi833/
Boussissi8011/
Busetsi776/
Busitse776/
Bujisić776/
Bushizi774/
Busigit773/
Vutsisi771/
Baujisi771/
Bushigi771/
Buchisi771/
Butshitshi75144/
Wushishi71510/
Bouhsise71170/
Bousiges7155/
Bougesis7126/
Bushisha716/
Bhusesih714/
Boussise712/
Boussesi711/
Budsisay711/
Butshigi711/
Bossissi711/
Bushishe711/
Vutsihsi711/
Buschesi711/
Bousissa711/
Bushichi711/
Bussiese711/
Bujiji67613/
Bosisa67254/
Bosise67130/
Vusisa67124/
Buzigi6790/
Buzizi6783/
Busige6746/
Busese6745/
Bugigi6725/
Bugesi6711/
Boussisse677/
Bougessis676/
Bugise675/
Busiza672/
Bucisa672/
Vusizi672/
Bozisi671/
Busesa671/
Bucigi671/
Bugizi671/
Wushishsi671/
Buzisa671/
Bužići671/
Busezi671/
Busije671/

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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 Busisi
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