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
Kisiwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kisiwa is the 350,215th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,993,806 people. The last name Kisiwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kisiwa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kisiwa is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 16 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 851 people, or 1 in 62,211. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Singida Region, where 19 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found 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 adherence of those carrying 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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