Kisongwe Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kisongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kisongwe Last Name Facts

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

Kisongwe is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisongwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Kisongwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisongwe are found; 80 percent are found in East Africa and 80 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Makueni County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Kenya Kisongwe is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

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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 Kisongwe
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