Kisambo Surname

298,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kisambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5641:81,8797,535
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
Uganda411:952,17842,125
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kisambo (58) may also be a first name.

Kisambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kisambo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kisambo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisambo? popularity and diffusion

Kisambo is the 298,377th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,711,243 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Kisambo reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kisambo is also the 1,295,729th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 58 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 564 people, or 1 in 81,879. In Kenya Kisambo is most common in: Nairobi County, where 32 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 24 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Kisambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishambo935/
Kaisambo932/
Kissambou881,125/
Kisembo8633,567/
Kisamba862,852/
Kisombo86629/
Kizambo86441/
Kijambo8623/
Chisambo802,502/
Kishamba80260/
Kishombo80103/
Kaisamba8026/
Kijjambo8019/
Kishembo8012/
Kissamba808/
Cishambo806/
Kissembo805/
Kisemboo804/
Kiseembo804/
Kuisamba801/
Kisemboi801/
Kisemmbo801/
Kuisombo801/
Chishambo75464/
Quissambo7510/
Keishamba756/
Kiossamba751/
Kusamba711,061/
Kizamba71773/
Kisemba71459/
Kisomba71403/
Kizembo71240/
Kizombo71226/
Kijamba7199/
Kesamba7127/
Kijombo7110/
Kusombo715/
Kesembo712/
Kusembo711/
Cisamba711/
Kuzambo711/
Kusanbo711/
Kyzambo711/
Kezambo711/
Chisamba675,468/
Kushamba67110/
Kuisomba67109/
Chisombo6778/
Kidjamba6755/
Kiziamba6734/
Chizambo672/
Kizzamba672/
Kijjamba672/
Kyosamba671/
Kizaamba671/
Kishemba671/
Keuzambo671/
Kessamba671/
Kessombo671/
Kusambha671/
Kuicamba671/

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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 Kisambo
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