Kishau Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Kishau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 133 | 1:347,217 | 20,627 |
| Tanzania | 65 | 1:814,486 | 42,828 |
Kishau (449) may also be a first name.
Kishau Demographics
Kishau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kishau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kishau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kishau (Hindi: किशौ) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kishau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kishau is the 1,194,481st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. Kishau is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kishau live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 403,949th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 449 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 347,217. In Kenya Kishau is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 89 percent reside, Bomet County, where 3 percent reside and Kiambu County, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside.
Kishau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kishau last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kishau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kishau in the Hindi language | ||
| किशौ | kisau | 50 |
| किशनु | kisanu | 50 |
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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 Kishau
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