Kisoo Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Kisoo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 108 | 1:427,592 | 23,179 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Kisoo (188) may also be a first name.
Kisoo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisoo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kisoo (Hindi: किसू) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisoo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,691,963rd most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Kisoo is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kisoo reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 663,277th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 188 people.
The surname Kisoo is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 427,592. In Kenya it is most common in: Kitui County, where 55 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 31 percent live and Makueni County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kisoo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kisoo in the Hindi language | ||
| किसू | kisu | - |
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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 Kisoo
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