Kisivan Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kisivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1271:416,86329,360
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kisiván (82) & Kišivan (12) are calculated separately.

Kisivan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisivan is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as a variant: Kisiván or Kišivan. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisivan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kisivan is the 1,565,797th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kisivan are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 416,863. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 93 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Tanzania Kisivan exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Hungary, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisiván9582/
Kišivan9512/
Kisiwan868/
Kusivan861/
Kesivan860/
Kitsevan805/
Qaisivand751/
Kusiwan7149/
Kesevan7133/
Kytsevan671/
Qijivand671/
Kiesewein6310/
Cicevan5740/
Cezivan573/
Kesewan572/
Kusewan571/
Kitchaisuan564/
Kechevan530/
Keshayban501/

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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 Kisivan
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