Kasiwa Surname
Approximately 3,001 people bear this surname
Kasiwa Surname Definition:
Kasiwa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: orphan.
Kasiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,375 | 1:53,731 | 6,473 |
| Kenya | 942 | 1:49,023 | 5,001 |
| Tanzania | 348 | 1:152,131 | 13,783 |
| Zambia | 174 | 1:91,092 | 7,481 |
| Namibia | 91 | 1:26,477 | 4,202 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Kasiwa (836) may also be a first name.
Kasiwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kasiwa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: orphan.
Kasiwa Demographics
Kasiwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kasiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kasiwa is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 147,517th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,428,373 people. The surname Kasiwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kasiwa are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kasiwa is also the 282,418th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 836 people.
The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,375 people, or 1 in 53,731. Excluding The DR Congo Kasiwa exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 31 percent are found and Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.
Kasiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (96%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
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