Kawisya Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kawisya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kawisya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia81:1,981,24032,669
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Kawisya Demographics

Kawisya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Kawisya Last Name Facts

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

Kawisya is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kawisya.

How Common Is The Last Name Kawisya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kawisya live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kawisya is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,981,240. In Zambia Kawisya is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 47 percent reside.

Kawisya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kabisya861/
Kawisia861/
Kavusya715/
Kawezya715/
Kabisia711/
Kawesea711/
Kabeshya6727/
Kavuusya674/
Kaswijja671/
Kabessya671/
Kaswesajja591/
Kavuzya57187/
Kawejja579/
Kabesia577/
Kevisia576/
Kavusia572/
Cavisea572/
Kavedžija50114/
Kabesshia500/
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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 Kawisya
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