Kisima Surname

197,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kisima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,8731:28,2663,389
DR Congo1981:373,12932,235
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kisima (209) may also be a first name.

Kisima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisima (Hindi: किसीमा, Oriya: କିସିମା) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,424th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,435,901 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kisima reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kisima is also the 625,736th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 209 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,873 people, or 1 in 28,266. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 23 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Kisima Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kisima surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishima921,314/
Kissima921,159/
Kisimai9210/
Kisoima929/
Kisgima925/
Kisimaa924/
Kisimah921/
Kaishima86368/
Kioshima8627/
Kishimai861/
Kijima8323,130/
Kisema831,160/
Kizima831,113/
Kusima83572/
Kisimi8352/
Kisimo8343/
Kesima8323/
Kisyma839/
Kisime838/
Kigima837/
Cisima832/
Kicima831/
Kishiemha801/
Kushima777,290/
Keshima77476/
Kaijima77300/
Kishimi77287/
Kidjima7782/
Kitsimi7749/
Kisieme7741/
Kusimah7722/
Kussima7720/
Kessima7720/
Chisima7715/
Kissime779/
Kyosima779/
Kizeima779/
Kusaima776/
Kissimi776/
Kyssima772/
Kissimo772/
Koisime772/
Kishema771/
Koigima771/
Kuisimi771/
Kisyoma771/
Kusiema771/
Kisimei771/
Kaisema771/
Kissema771/
Kidsema770/
Chishima714,539/
Kyoshima71180/
Kuusimaa7154/
Kissaimo7154/
Kesimaat7137/
Kusaimah7134/
Kissimou7132/
Khusaima7116/
Kitchima716/
Kaishema714/
Kitsuimi714/
Kussimma713/
Kushimah713/
Ketsimma713/
Khushima712/
Kishiomi712/
Kishemha711/
Kissimer711/
Khishimi711/
Kaisimos711/
Kaisimou711/
Kiggimah711/
Kitshimi711/
Koissimi711/
Koisaimi711/
Chisimma711/
Kisaimou711/
Kissimme710/
Kusimo672,602/
Kiseme671,991/
Kusema671,412/
Kizema671,186/
Kesime67397/
Kizyma67276/
Kisemi67105/
Kicema6780/
Kisemo6758/
Khusaimah6730/
Kyzima6727/
Kishimesh6726/
Kezima6717/
Kysyma6713/
Kissaimou6712/
Kuzima6711/
Kigimo6711/
Kičema6711/
Kesimi678/
Kijema676/
Kizimo676/
Kesimo674/
Kejima674/
Kesema673/
Kigema672/
Cisime671/
Kethsimma671/
Kicimi671/
Kuszaimah671/
Kaijimahe671/
Kaissemma671/
Kaissimou671/
Kitshuimi671/
Kysimo671/
Cisema671/
Cicima671/
Kesimj671/

Kisima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kisima in the Hindi language
किसीमाkisima-
Kisima in the Oriya language
କିସିମାkisima-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kisima
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