Kisilu Surname
Approximately 8,466 people bear this surname
Kisilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8,041 | 1:5,743 | 794 |
| DR Congo | 404 | 1:182,870 | 18,550 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Kisilu (2,195) may also be a first name.
Kisilu Demographics
Kisilu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kisilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kisilu is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisilu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,601st most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 860,802 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisilu are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 159,852nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 2,195 people.
It is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 8,041 people, or 1 in 5,743. In Kenya Kisilu is most numerous in: Machakos County, where 36 percent live, Makueni County, where 26 percent live and Kitui County, where 15 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Kisilu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kisilus | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kisileu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kisailus | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kisielus | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kiselu | 83 | 59 | / |
| Kusilu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kizilu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigilu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kisielius | 80 | 1,242 | / |
| Kizilou | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kiselus | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kiseleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keiselu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kişioğlu | 71 | 780 | / |
| Kiselyus | 71 | 33 | / |
| Kiselius | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kiselous | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kiçioğlu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kizilout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kitchilu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kisailoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaysailu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuselu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kizelu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cicilu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cesilu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khizgilou | 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 Kisilu
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