Kawisa Surname

193,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kawisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kawisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3131:56,2686,734
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Tanzania2231:237,40619,419
Kenya1151:401,56422,499
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Zambia241:660,41325,715
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kawisa (153) may also be a first name.

Kawisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kawisa is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kawisa is the 193,615th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,355,224 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kawisa reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kawisa is also the 743,570th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 153 people.

The last name Kawisa is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,313 people, or 1 in 56,268. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 20 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Kawisa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kawisha922,883/
Kahwisa92103/
Kawuisa9234/
Kaswisa9227/
Kawisah9220/
Khawisa927/
Kawissa925/
Kawisia921/
Kawhisa921/
Kawitsa921/
Kawaisa921/
Kajwisa921/
Kkawisa921/
Kaswisha8611/
Kawaissa866/
Kawwisad862/
Kawwisas862/
Kawaisha861/
Kauwisha861/
Kaweissa861/
Kawesa834,399/
Kawiso831,169/
Kawiza83926/
Kavisa83546/
Kawisi83522/
Kawusa8333/
Kawise8315/
Kewisa8312/
Kowisa835/
Kaewwisai802/
Keawwisat801/
Kaweesa778,500/
Kawishe773,019/
Kawicha77789/
Kawesha77747/
Kawishi77497/
Kawiset77236/
Kawessa77139/
Kavisah7760/
Kawitja7743/
Kabuisa7741/
Kahuisa7734/
Kasuisa7727/
Kawaiso7724/
Kabisay7723/
Kavisha7716/
Khavisa7712/
Kawijai778/
Kowisah777/
Kewaisa774/
Kaboisa772/
Kahwesa772/
Kawised772/
Kaubisa771/
Kewiesa771/
Kawisio771/
Kawizha771/
Kawesea771/
Khawise771/
Kabeisa771/
Kaawesa771/
Kuiwisa771/
Khewisa771/
Kawidsi771/
Kawesai771/
Kawicai771/
Kawises771/
Kawichai712,664/
Kawaishi71292/
Kawejsza7174/
Kaswishi7136/
Kavaisay7110/
Kaiwiset715/
Kawwiset715/
Kabischa714/
Kabuisha714/
Kaiwicha714/
Kaswises714/
Khowisat714/
Kaswiset713/
Kewiessa712/
Kabaisha712/
Kavisatt711/
Kaswizza711/
Khaivisa711/
Koswisha711/
Kaswijja711/
Kawitshi711/
Kavitsha711/
Kaywishi711/
Kawwised711/
Khabeisa711/
Kabissah711/
Khavitsa711/
Kabissay711/
Kowwisad711/
Keawises711/
Kavaissa711/
Kawisser710/
Kawesi673,043/
Kaweza67855/
Kavisi67534/
Kavesa67368/
Kaweja67338/
Cabisa67172/
Kaviza67134/
Kavusa6791/
Kaviso6750/
Kevisa6736/
Kawuza6735/
Kawese6732/
Keawwiset6719/
Cawisi6714/
Kavise6712/
Cavisa679/
Khabaisah678/
Keawwised676/
Kowiejsza675/
Kawice674/
Kavija674/
Kaiwichai674/
Khowaisat674/
Kawize672/
Kowesa672/
Kaweci671/
Khaivisay671/
Kaweso671/
Kawuża671/
Kaiswaiza671/
Kabysa671/
Kabahaisa671/
Cawusa671/
Qabisa671/
Khaivisah671/
Khawwised671/
Khawwiset671/
Keawichai671/
Keawwises671/
Kawixo671/

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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
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  • 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 Kawisa
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