Kisalu Surname

252,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kisalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,1011:67,1027,913
Kenya3791:121,84710,183
Uganda491:796,72037,939
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England71:7,959,723202,100
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kisalu (177) may also be a first name.

Kisalu Last Name Facts

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

Kisalu (Oriya: କିସାଲୁ) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 252,136th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,641,749 people. The last name Kisalu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kisalu reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kisalu is also the 685,598th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 177 people.

The surname Kisalu is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,101 people, or 1 in 67,102. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.

Kisalu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisaulu92149/
Kisaalu92149/
Kisallu921/
Kisalau921/
Koitsalu8637/
Kisailus8623/
Kissalou8611/
Kiselu8359/
Cisalu8355/
Kizalu8348/
Kesalu8337/
Kusalu835/
Kisolu832/
Keshalu77136/
Kuusalu7788/
Kisolhu7767/
Kushalu7762/
Chisalu7737/
Kusaluh7713/
Kisiolu779/
Kesaalu774/
Kizaulu774/
Kesaulu772/
Keiselu771/
Kiseleu771/
Keshaulu7110/
Keshaalu713/
Keashalu713/
Kisailoo711/
Keshhalu711/
Cissalou711/
Kaysailu711/
Kaisaloe711/
Chisalau711/
Kusolu6711/
Kuselu679/
Kizelu678/
Kizolu677/
Kitsoulou671/
Kaichalou671/
Cizalu671/
Kitchalau671/
Kezalu671/
Cesalu671/

Kisalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kisalu in the Oriya language
କିସାଲୁkisalu40
କିସଳୁkisalu40
କିସଲୁkisalu20

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kisalu
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