Kassimu Surname
Approximately 23,978 people bear this surname
Kassimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 22,560 | 1:2,347 | 310 |
| Malawi | 575 | 1:29,772 | 4,476 |
| Nigeria | 550 | 1:322,078 | 17,694 |
| Kenya | 151 | 1:305,827 | 19,250 |
| Uganda | 77 | 1:507,004 | 28,868 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kassimu (14,193) may also be a first name.
Kassimu Demographics
Kassimu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kassimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kassimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kassimu is most common in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kassimu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kassimu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,658th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 303,926 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kassimu live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 48,153rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 14,193 people.
The surname Kassimu is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 22,560 people, or 1 in 2,347. In Tanzania Kassimu is primarily concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 23 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
Kassimu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Muslim (57%) in Kenya.
Kassimu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kassimou | 93 | 2,645 | / |
| Khassimu | 93 | 199 | / |
| Kassimus | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kasimu | 92 | 79,976 | / |
| Kasssimou | 88 | 3 | / |
| Gkassimou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kaissimou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kassaimou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kashimu | 86 | 1,434 | / |
| Khasimu | 86 | 791 | / |
| Cassimu | 86 | 219 | / |
| Kasimou | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kasaimu | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kassumu | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kaasimu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kaisimu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kasimui | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kasimuu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kasihmu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kassymu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kasismu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaysimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kassemu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kausimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kkasimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaseimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qassimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cassimus | 80 | 210 | / |
| Khashimu | 80 | 96 | / |
| Kassemou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cassimou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qassimou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kashimau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khasimou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaisimou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kossimou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasihmud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasumu | 77 | 3,986 | / |
| Qasimu | 77 | 143 | / |
| Kasemu | 77 | 88 | / |
| Kosimu | 77 | 57 | / |
| Casimu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kesimu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kacimu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keassemou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Quassimou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaseemu | 71 | 167 | / |
| Katsemu | 71 | 97 | / |
| Kashemu | 71 | 53 | / |
| Keshimu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khasumu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kashumu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaisumu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kasumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasimoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaseumu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qaasimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasummu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kassouymou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quasimu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quasimus | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kasheemu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Katshemu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Khachimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khaseemu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keasemou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kassimu
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