Kisheyan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kisheyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisheyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kisheyan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisheyan occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisheyan? popularity and diffusion

Kisheyan is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisheyan live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kisheyan is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Kisheyan is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 67 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent reside.

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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 Kisheyan
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