Kissiu Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Kissiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kissiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kissiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kissiu is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kissiu? popularity and diffusion
Kissiu is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kissiu live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kissiu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Kissiu is primarily concentrated in: Singida Region, where 90 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Kissiu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kisiu | 91 | 538 | / |
| Kissihou | 86 | 64 | / |
| Kuissieu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kishiu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kisihu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kussiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kisiut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kisieu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kishiue | 77 | 40 | / |
| Quissiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kishihu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kessiou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cisiu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kusiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kisyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kisju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coissieu | 71 | 126 | / |
| Kuessieu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kisuyu | 67 | 411 | / |
| Chisiu | 67 | 380 | / |
| Kajsiu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kisuju | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kiseyu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kisyua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kusihu | 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 Kissiu
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