Kisanya Surname

248,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kisanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5241:30,3023,334
Uganda611:639,98833,288
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kisanya (183) may also be a first name.

Kisanya Last Name Facts

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

Kisanya (Hindi: किसन्या, Marathi: िकसन्या, Russian: Кисаня) occurs most in Kenya. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisanya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 248,973rd most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,568,994 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisanya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kisanya is also the 673,127th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 183 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,524 people, or 1 in 30,302. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Vihiga County, where 27 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 24 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 23 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Kisanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishanya933/
Kisianya931/
Kizanya8614/
Kisonya8614/
Kisanja8610/
Kisania863/
Kisanha861/
Kisanyo861/
Kesanya861/
Keshanya804/
Kaisanha801/
Kitchanya75101/
Kisanjo717/
Kisonyo714/
Kysonya711/
Kizania711/
Kesanyo711/
Kishanjaha711/
Kezanya711/
Kesania711/
Chisanyo67145/
Kichanja679/
Chisanja675/
Chisonya672/
Keshania672/
Keesagna671/
Keshanyo671/
Chisanea671/

Kisanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kisanya in the Hindi language
किसन्याkisan'ya-
Kisanya in the Marathi language
िकसन्याikasan'ya-
Kisanya in the Russian language
Кисаняkisana-

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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 Kisanya
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