Kisasu Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kisasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1671:317,01624,066
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kisasu (74) may also be a first name.

Kisasu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisasu is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisasu? popularity and diffusion

Kisasu is the 1,041,601st most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kisasu are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most widespread given name globally, borne by 74 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 317,016. In Tanzania Kisasu is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 93 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 2 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishashu86126/
Kaisasou8620/
Kisazu8321/
Kijasu835/
Kisesu834/
Kisaju831/
Kusasu831/
Kaisassou8025/
Kaissasou8011/
Chisasu7713/
Kishaju775/
Kedsasu771/
Kijausu771/
Kaissassou75287/
Cishashu711/
Kaissasssou711/
Kidjassou6789/
Kizazu674/
Kesaju671/
Kishashoo671/
Kishashoe671/
Kusesu671/
Kessassou671/

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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 Kisasu
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