Kisingu Surname

626,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kisingu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisingu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4791:96,4098,518
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Kisingu (66) may also be a first name.

Kisingu Last Name Facts

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

Kisingu has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisingu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 626,382nd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kisingu reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kisingu is also the 1,201,840th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 66 people.

The surname Kisingu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 96,409. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Machakos County, where 47 percent live, Makueni County, where 35 percent live and Kitui County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Kisingu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kisingu last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kising'u93413/
Kisaingu93211/
Kishingu9321/
Kissingu932/
Kisinguh931/
Kitsingu931/
Kisinu921/
Kissingou8823/
Kissing'u881/
Kisengu86281/
Kizingu86261/
Kusingu86110/
Kitsinu86103/
Kaisinu8628/
Kisinau861/
Kijingu861/
Kizingou8070/
Kitsinou8021/
Kitshinu801/
Kisenu7721/
Kesinu7717/
Kissengou75134/
Kizengu7127/
Kusengu7121/
Kijengu714/
Kishenu711/
Chijingu6785/
Kessinou6737/
Gkizinou6722/
Chisengu6719/
Chizingu676/
Chisinau671/
Chesingu671/

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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 Kisingu
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