Kisivo Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kisivo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisivo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya691:669,27429,584
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kisivo Last Name Facts

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

Kisivo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kisivo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisivo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kisivo is the 2,185,341st most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kisivo reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 669,274. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 86 percent reside, Machakos County, where 13 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Kisivo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisivoh921/
Kissivo921/
Kissivou869/
Kisiva83193/
Kisieva77421/
Kissiva77113/
Kicivoj7744/
Kishibo7739/
Kissevo7714/
Kishevo779/
Kishiva779/
Kisivat771/
Kisaiva771/
Kishieva7178/
Kissiová7131/
Kissiova7117/
Kuusivuo7116/
Kitsieva7115/
Khisieva718/
Kissieva712/
Kisiwa671,042/
Kiseva6732/
Kusevo6727/
Koishieva6718/
Kiszivath6711/
Kesiva676/
Kusiva675/
Kiciva674/
Kiziwo671/
Kijiwo671/

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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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  • 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 Kisivo
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