Kisige Surname
Approximately 2,467 people bear this surname
Kisige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,435 | 1:16,033 | 2,500 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kisige (71) may also be a first name.
Kisige Demographics
Kisige Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kisige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisige Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kisige is most common in Uganda. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisige? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kisige is the 174,030th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,954,011 people. The surname Kisige is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisige live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 71 people.
The last name Kisige is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,435 people, or 1 in 16,033. In Uganda Kisige is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 33 percent live, Buyende District, where 17 percent live and Bugiri District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Kisige Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kisige last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaisige | 92 | 12 | / |
| Kissige | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kishige | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiosige | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kishinge | 86 | 26 | / |
| Kisaigye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khisighe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kisege | 83 | 1,072 | / |
| Kisiga | 83 | 298 | / |
| Kizige | 83 | 84 | / |
| Kisigi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kesige | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kisise | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kisize | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kijige | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigige | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khishigee | 80 | 39 | / |
| Kitsisger | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kioshighe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kishiga | 77 | 179 | / |
| Kushige | 77 | 65 | / |
| Kisiesi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kisaigi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kisigga | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kesigye | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kisighi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kisigha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kiseege | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisisei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisieza | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisoigi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisaice | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kesighe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kizigye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiseghe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisgegi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kusighe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kishingi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kitseghe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kissigai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kitsigoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kisaingi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kissigga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kisighii | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kessiger | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kishegoe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kisese | 67 | 2,006 | / |
| Kisisi | 67 | 299 | / |
| Kisesi | 67 | 219 | / |
| Kisega | 67 | 196 | / |
| Kisegi | 67 | 127 | / |
| Kesisi | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kesiga | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kijege | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kitshidje | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kisizi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kusege | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kisiza | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kiziga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kişisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kisegy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiseze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kesege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiseje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kusigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kezige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cisize | 67 | 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 Kisige
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis