Kisanji Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kisanji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisanji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2581:205,20017,429
Kenya1091:423,66923,058
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kisanji (523) may also be a first name.

Kisanji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisanji (Marathi: िकसनजी) is found most in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisanji? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 660,498th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kisanji are found; 81 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kisanji is also the 369,131st most common first name globally, held by 523 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 205,200. In Tanzania Kisanji is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 53 percent live, Pwani Region, where 24 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Tanzania Kisanji is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 18 percent live.

Kisanji Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Kisanji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kisanji in the Marathi language
िकसनजीikasanaji98.59
िकसनाजीikasanaji0.39
िकसानजीikasanaji0.26
िकसंजीikasanji0.26
कीसनजीkisanaji0.13
िकसनिजikasanija0.13
िकसणजीikasanaji0.06
कसनजीkasanaji0.06
सनजीsanaji0.06

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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 Kisanji
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