Kariisa Surname
Approximately 864 people bear this surname
Kariisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 852 | 1:45,821 | 5,667 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kariisa (17) may also be a first name.
Kariisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kariisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kariisa is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kariisa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 405,451st most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,434,660 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kariisa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kariisa is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 17 people.
The last name Kariisa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 852 people, or 1 in 45,821. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Kiruhura District, where 14 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 14 percent live and Mbarara District, where 12 percent live. Aside from Uganda this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaariisa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Karihisau | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kariiza | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kariija | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kariisi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Karyisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kariishaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khariesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kariisho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karyisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karyija | 71 | 94 | / |
| Karieso | 71 | 17 | / |
| Karieza | 71 | 13 | / |
| Karyiza | 71 | 12 | / |
| Katriishet | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kariizi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Karyizi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koriija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cariesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korehisa | 67 | 217 | / |
| Kariyoso | 67 | 15 | / |
| Karihize | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kariyoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kariyose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kariessi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karjishi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharjija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karieser | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kariisa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis