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) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kisima is the 197,424th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,435,901 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kisima live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 625,736th most common given name world-wide, held by 209 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,873 people, or 1 in 28,266. In Tanzania Kisima is most prevalent 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. Besides Tanzania this last name is found 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 holding the Kisima surname is chiefly 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
  • 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 Kisima
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