Kishili Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kishili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kishili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1841:287,72622,395
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kishili (15) may also be a first name.

Kishili Last Name Facts

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

Kishili (Oriya: କିଷିଲି) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kishili? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kishili is the 1,235,409th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kishili reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kishili is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name globally It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 287,726. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 92 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 2 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kishili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kishili in the Oriya language
କିଷିଲିkisili-

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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 Kishili
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