Kasiwa Surname

147,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kasiwa Surname Definition:

Kasiwa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: orphan.

Kasiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3751:53,7316,473
Kenya9421:49,0235,001
Tanzania3481:152,13113,783
Zambia1741:91,0927,481
Namibia911:26,4774,202
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kasiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kasiwa is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 147,517th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,428,373 people. The surname Kasiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kasiwa reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 282,418th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 836 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,375 people, or 1 in 53,731. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 31 percent are found and Tanzania, where 12 percent are found.

Kasiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (96%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kashiwa9211,871/
Kausiwa922,357/
Kasuiwa9227/
Kasiwai9226/
Kasiwah927/
Kassiwa922/
Katsiwa921/
Kasoiwa921/
Kasiwad921/
Kashiwai861,982/
Katshiwa8627/
Kaushiwa861/
Kaishiwa861/
Kasaiwai861/
Kassoiwa861/
Kasiva831,627/
Kaziwa83320/
Kasewa83209/
Kasiwi8336/
Kagiwa8316/
Casiwa835/
Kasiwe835/
Kosiwa834/
Kasiwo831/
Kasywa831/
Kesiwa831/
Kashiwaya804,678/
Kashiwaha804/
Kashishwa801/
Kasiwatch801/
Kasziba77398/
Kasieva77358/
Kadziwa77185/
Khasewa77170/
Kashiva7775/
Katsiva7769/
Kasiwit7758/
Kasewad7743/
Kashiwi7741/
Khasiva7736/
Katjiwa7734/
Kozaiwa7733/
Kasiwet7725/
Kossiwa7722/
Kassiwi7720/
Khaziwa7715/
Koshiwa7714/
Kaseewa7713/
Kadjiwa777/
Kaseswa775/
Kausiwo775/
Kesiwaa774/
Kashiwe774/
Kajiwat774/
Kashewa772/
Kashiwo772/
Kassiwe772/
Kasuiba772/
Kaasiba772/
Kausiwe771/
Kasoiwe771/
Keshiwa771/
Kasaywa771/
Kashywa771/
Kasiswe771/
Cassiwa771/
Khesiwa771/
Kasuywa771/
Kasivau771/
Kasiwui771/
Kasoywa771/
Kaseywa771/
Kasiwee771/
Kosiwat771/
Casiway770/
Khasieva71642/
Kashieva71162/
Katsieva71118/
Katsivas7172/
Kaushiva7151/
Khosiwat7134/
Kashivai7121/
Koshiway7113/
Kosaiwat717/
Kaseewat717/
Kashivat716/
Kayshiva713/
Kassewad712/
Khassiba712/
Kashojwa712/
Kattsiva711/
Kashibha711/
Kasiewez711/
Kassieva711/
Katshiva711/
Keseiwaa711/
Kousiswa711/
Kaitsiwe711/
Kasiwoot711/
Casiva67670/
Kaseva67531/
Kajiva67336/
Khashieva67215/
Kasivi67193/
Kasewe67169/
Kazewa67160/
Kaziwo67132/
Khatsieva67118/
Cagiwa67118/
Casiba67118/
Kaciva6762/
Casiwe6756/
Kasive6744/
Kasivo6743/
Kaschieva6721/
Kesewa6718/
Kosiwe6712/
Kosiva677/
Kasiby677/
Kosewa677/
Kajjwa676/
Kesiva676/
Kaziva675/
Kayshieva675/
Kagiva675/
Khassieva674/
Kasewo674/
Khotsiwat674/
Cosiwa674/
Kajewa674/
Kaciwe673/
Kasevi673/
Kascheiva672/
Kasewi672/
Khashiova671/
Kashibaha671/
Kojiwa671/
Khashibah671/
Koziwa671/
Qasiba671/
Kasjui671/
Koxiwa671/
Kaxiwe671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kasiwa
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