Kisila Surname
Approximately 1,340 people bear this surname
Kisila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 644 | 1:82,207 | 8,412 |
| Kenya | 304 | 1:151,908 | 12,057 |
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Kisila (135) may also be a first name.
Kisila Demographics
Kisila Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kisila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kisila (Marathi: िकिसला, Oriya: କିସିଲା) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kisila is the 286,665th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,438,467 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kisila live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kisila is also the 797,647th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 135 people.
Kisila is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 644 people, or 1 in 82,207. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Katavi Region, where 43 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 28 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found.
Kisila Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kisila last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kisila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kisila in the Oriya language | ||
| କିସିଲା | kisila | - |
| Kisila in the Marathi language | ||
| िकिसला | ikisala | - |
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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 Kisila
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