Kisambwe Surname

477,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kisambwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisambwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3781:140,05712,881
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551

Kisambwe Last Name Facts

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

Kisambwe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kisambwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisambwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 477,903rd most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 10,425,674 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisambwe are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kisambwe is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 378 people, or 1 in 140,057. In Tanzania Kisambwe is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 58 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 25 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisembwe88124/
Kisombwe8890/
Kisambwa8821/
Kusambwe889/
Kisampwe881/
Kisambue881/
Kesambwe881/
Chisambwe82388/
Chishambwe786/
Kizembwe751/
Kisembue751/
Kisompwe751/
Kisombwa751/
Kisanvwe751/
Kesampwe751/
Chizambwe713/
Chissambue671/
Chizombwe59369/

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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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  • 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 Kisambwe
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