Kiselema Surname
Approximately 285 people bear this surname
Kiselema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 251 | 1:210,923 | 17,752 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
Kiselema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiselema Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kiselema is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiselema? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kiselema is the 926,175th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kiselema live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 210,923. In Tanzania Kiselema is primarily concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 94 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Kiselema occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuselema | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kiselemi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kisalema | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chiselema | 82 | 5 | / |
| Kisalama | 75 | 41 | / |
| Kuselima | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kisilama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kusalema | 75 | 1 | / |
| Quisilema | 71 | 1,133 | / |
| Chizelema | 71 | 267 | / |
| Kicelemos | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kusselama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Quisalema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiselima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kisholoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kisalahama | 67 | 68 | / |
| Kaishalama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kusolama | 63 | 27 | / |
| Kesalama | 63 | 5 | / |
| Kuzelemo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kusalama | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cheselemi | 59 | 24 | / |
| Kesilamma | 59 | 3 | / |
| Kussalama | 59 | 1 | / |
| Quisilima | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kusilamma | 59 | 1 | / |
| Keshalamma | 56 | 12 | / |
| Keshilamma | 56 | 8 | / |
| Kushalamma | 56 | 5 | / |
| Kussalamma | 56 | 1 | / |
| Quizhilema | 56 | 1 | / |
| Koichelimi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kusalima | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kiselema
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