Kishenyi Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kishenyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kishenyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3841:137,86912,737
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kishenyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kishenyi is most common in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kishenyi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 739,868th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. The last name Kishenyi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kishenyi are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kishenyi is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 384 people, or 1 in 137,869. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kagera Region, where 80 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisenyi931,293/
Kisheni936/
Kissenyi882/
Kushenyi882/
Kitsheni881/
Kiseenyi881/
Kisienyi881/
Kiseni869/
Kiseny861/
Kishani801,757/
Kesheni801,613/
Kisengi80559/
Kesheny80174/
Kicheni8052/
Kishoni8031/
Kishony8016/
Kusheni809/
Kishini809/
Kishene802/
Kisaeni801/
Kisenhi801/
Kisinyi801/
Kieseni801/
Kesenyi801/
Kioseni801/
Qisheny801/
Kuitshinyi7827/
Kitshini75311/
Kushaeni75107/
Kishingi7527/
Kishinei7514/
Khishini7510/
Kishinhi756/
Ketsheni753/
Kaishani752/
Khicheny751/
Khusheni751/
Kishanni751/
Kishanoi751/
Kitcheni751/
Kitsieni751/
Kusheini751/
Chisenyi751/
Kiseengi751/
Khesheni751/
Kishaani751/
Kissieni751/
Kisena711,614/
Kuseni711,232/
Kisini71623/
Kisani71575/
Kisoni71124/
Keseni7188/
Kitchetni7186/
Khitshini7142/
Kyshenych7119/
Kisiny7115/
Kishenets714/
Kisene714/
Khetsheni712/
Kaaishani711/
Kitchenii711/
Kuseny711/
Keseny711/
Khishinio711/
Keshani675,015/
Kisenge672,528/
Kishine671,356/
Kisenha67799/
Kisingi67726/
Kusaeni67636/
Kissani67591/
Keshini67315/
Kichini67209/
Koisani67175/
Kusseni67105/
Kyoseni67103/
Kaisani6773/
Kushini6768/
Khisani6757/
Kushani6744/
Keshena6741/
Kisinyo6722/
Kisiene6721/
Kaisene6716/
Khuseni6714/
Kheseni6714/
Kissena6711/
Kesenay676/
Keshene676/
Kishane675/
Qishani675/
Kitsini675/
Keshoni674/
Kaisoni673/
Khisoni673/
Kaisena673/
Khezini673/
Khesani672/
Kesseni672/
Keshony672/
Kecheni672/
Kaisini671/
Khesini671/
Keshany671/
Kisanay671/
Koisena671/
Koisene671/
Cisseny671/
Kitceni671/
Kesenei671/
Kehseni671/
Kissini671/
Kissoni671/
Kissony671/
Kisinai671/
Kiseneh671/
Kusieni671/
Kucinyi671/
Kusinyi671/
Kusenie671/
Kushene671/
Kesgeny671/
Kisanii671/
Kisanui671/
Kisyoni671/
Qesheni671/
Kuisena671/
Kissene670/
Kisaney670/
Kisener670/
Kiesene670/
Kiseane670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kishenyi
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