Kisiwa Surname
Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname
Kisiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 851 | 1:62,211 | 6,656 |
| Kenya | 83 | 1:556,384 | 26,876 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kisiwa (16) may also be a first name.
Kisiwa Demographics
Kisiwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kisiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kisiwa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kisiwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 350,215th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,993,806 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kisiwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.
Kisiwa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 851 people, or 1 in 62,211. In Tanzania Kisiwa is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 19 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 16 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Kisiwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (75%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kishiwa | 92 | 7,123 | / |
| Kisiwaa | 92 | 765 | / |
| Kissiwa | 92 | 171 | / |
| Kisaiwa | 92 | 60 | / |
| Kisiwat | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kisiway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kissiwaa | 86 | 1,734 | / |
| Kisiwaah | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kissiwah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kaishiwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kisiwats | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kisiva | 83 | 193 | / |
| Kusiwa | 83 | 176 | / |
| Kisewa | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kesiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kigiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiziwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kissiwaah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kusiwaa | 77 | 696 | / |
| Kisieva | 77 | 421 | / |
| Chisiwa | 77 | 141 | / |
| Kissiva | 77 | 113 | / |
| Kishiva | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kisaiba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kiseswa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kushiwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kisibha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kesiwaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kissiwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kishiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keshiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisaiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisojwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisuywa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khesiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kussiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kusiwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kisivat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kishieva | 71 | 78 | / |
| Kissiova | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kitsieva | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kishibay | 71 | 13 | / |
| Chissiwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khisieva | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kusiwaah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Koitsiwi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kissieva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaitsiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kushaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chishiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kishojwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keseiwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kishewat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuziwa | 67 | 1,542 | / |
| Kisivo | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kisewe | 67 | 71 | / |
| Kijjwa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Koishibai | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kusewa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kiseva | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kejiwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kesiwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Koishieva | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kesewa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kiszivath | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kizewa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kesiva | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kusiva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kigewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kisivi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiciva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kygiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kisheaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kijiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiziwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kisebi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kisiwa
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