Kisawa Surname
Approximately 3,800 people bear this surname
Kisawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,554 | 1:35,972 | 3,311 |
| Tanzania | 152 | 1:348,300 | 25,719 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kisawa (62) may also be a first name.
Kisawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kisawa is found most frequently in Japan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kisawa is the 120,637th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,917,775 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Kisawa are found; 94 percent are found in East Asia and 94 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Kisawa is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 62 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 3,554 people, or 1 in 35,972. In Japan it is most common in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 11 percent live, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Gifu Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kisawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis