Kisimu Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Kisimu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Kisimu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisimu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kisimu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisimu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,460,878th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisimu live; 44 percent live in Central Africa and 44 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Kisimu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Not including The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 33 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaisimu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kitsimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kissimu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kissimou | 86 | 32 | / |
| Kisaimou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kitshimu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaisimou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kizimu | 83 | 827 | / |
| Kisemu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kijimu | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kusimu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kigimu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kesimu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kissaimou | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kaissimou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kizimou | 77 | 204 | / |
| Kushimu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Chisimu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Keshimu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kijjimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khicimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kidjimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaysimu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kidzimou | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chishimu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kissemou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kessimou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kusemu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kesemu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kejimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuzimu | 67 | 3 | / |
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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 Kisimu
- 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