Kisanzu Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kisanzu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kisanzu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Kisanzu (21) may also be a first name.

Kisanzu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisanzu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisanzu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisanzu reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kisanzu is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 21 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 615,600. In Tanzania Kisanzu is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 74 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent reside and Geita Region, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kizanzu861/
Kisansu861/
Kisanju861/
Kusanzu861/
Chisanzu80132/
Kijanju714/
Kusansu711/
Chisanju674/
Chisansu671/
Keshanju671/
Ketchanzu631/
Ketchanzou591/
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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 Kisanzu
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