Kansime Surname

116,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kansime Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kansime Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3,9341:9,9241,689
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kansime (176) may also be a first name.

Kansime Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kansime is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kansime? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kansime is the 116,973rd most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,850,101 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kansime are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kansime is also the 687,834th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 176 people.

The last name Kansime is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 3,934 people, or 1 in 9,924. In Uganda Kansime is most frequent in: Kibaale District, where 11 percent reside, Kabarole District, where 10 percent reside and Kyenjojo District, where 8 percent reside. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kansimme933/
Kaansime931/
Kanssime931/
Kanshime931/
Kansim927/
Kansima8612/
Khansim862/
Kanjime861/
Kangime861/
Kanshim861/
Khanshimer821/
Kanshima80119/
Kahansim8056/
Kancesme8022/
Kainsima803/
Khansima802/
Kanchime802/
Kandjime801/
Kaunsima801/
Kangim77183/
Kanjim774/
Konsim771/
Kanzim771/
Kansem771/
Kaanshima751/
Kangimi7131/
Kanjimi7114/
Kangeme7114/
Kansema7112/
Kanzima712/
Kounsim711/
Kamsaim711/
Kanjhim711/
Kanjeme711/
Konshim711/
Quansim711/
Kandjimi673,000/
Kancheme6715/
Kasemsim671/
Cancimes671/
Kandjeme671/
Konsheim670/

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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 Kansime
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