Kissitu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kissitu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kissitu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676

Kissitu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kissitu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kissitu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kissitu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kissitu is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kissitu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania Kissitu is mostly found in: Iringa Region, where 67 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kissitou931/
Kisitu927,882/
Kishitu86145/
Kisittu8618/
Kkisitu861/
Kishithu8021/
Kisetu77192/
Kisutu7746/
Kizitou7110/
Chisitu711/
Kusietu711/
Kisuutu711/
Chishitu6742/
Keshithu671/
Cicitu6232/
Keshetu576/
Kushetu574/
Kesettu573/
Cusitau571/
Kusettu571/

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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 Kissitu
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