Kisu Surname

165,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kisu Surname Definition:

Kisu is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: blessing.

Kisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,4471:88,3515,652
DR Congo4651:158,88116,459
Papua New Guinea2701:30,1993,454
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Tanzania1051:504,20633,569
Solomon Islands511:11,3732,032
Uganda431:907,89040,955
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
China31:455,773,85521,925
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kisu (1,333) may also be a first name.

Kisu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kisu is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: blessing.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kisu Last Name Facts

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

Kisu (Hindi: किसु, Marathi: कीसू, Oriya: କିସୁ, Russian: Кису, Tibetan: ཀི་སུ་) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kisu is the 165,734th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,788,957 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Kisu live; 55 percent live in East Asia and 55 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 215,140th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 1,333 people.

It is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 1,447 people, or 1 in 88,351. In Japan Kisu is most numerous in: Saga Prefecture, where 24 percent live, Miyagi Prefecture, where 21 percent live and Fukushima Prefecture, where 9 percent live. Beside Japan it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Kisu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kisu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kisu last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishu891,218/
Kisau891,199/
Kisiu89538/
Kisui89427/
Keisu89400/
Kaisu89400/
Kissu89240/
Kiseu89223/
Kisuu89188/
Kisuh8984/
Kuisu8949/
Kisou8920/
Koisu8917/
Kisuy8915/
Kiesu893/
Kiscu891/
Kisju891/
Kidsu891/
Kissou801,875/
Kuissu801,462/
Kitsou801,379/
Kiesau80276/
Kishau80198/
Kissau80176/
Kaisau80160/
Kiessu80111/
Kissui80109/
Kissuu80107/
Kishui8063/
Kaisut8034/
Kishou8017/
Kaishu8011/
Kaiseu8010/
Kisahu809/
Kuiseu807/
Kisseu804/
Kishuu803/
Kuisou803/
Khitsu802/
Khaisu801/
Kitshu801/
Kitsus801/
Kischu801/
Kishsu801/
Kishup801/
Khishu801/
Kaisou801/
Kaissu801/
Kisuha801/
Kitsut801/
Koisau801/
Koiseu801/
Kuisau801/
Kuitsu801/
Kisheu801/
Kisuth800/
Kizu756,924/
Kusu753,587/
Kesu751,219/
Kiju75381/
Cisu7586/
Kicu7511/
Kiçu752/
Kisó751/
Käsu751/
Qisu751/
Kjsu751/
Kuisseu73966/
Kaissou73133/
Kiossou73132/
Kissous7331/
Gkiosou7324/
Kuissou7315/
Kisuuyi7311/
Koissou7311/
Kiessou736/
Khaisut734/
Kuissui734/
Gkitsou734/
Kisujje733/
Kiesseu732/
Kuissuh732/
Kisshuu731/
Kisssou731/
Kaisous731/
Khaitsu731/
Kisuggi731/
Kitsuch731/
Kuitseu731/
Kaisuth731/
Kitsouh731/
Khaishu731/
Kiossuy731/
Kaizu673,506/
Khusu672,782/
Kushu672,433/
Kusui671,876/
Kishoush67808/
Chisu67706/
Caisu67340/
Kusau67273/
Kyosu67250/
Keshu67230/
Kussu67186/
Kisoo67116/
Kuusu67102/
Koiju6787/
Kizou6778/
Kesui6763/
Kizau6762/
Keasu6755/
Kuesu6741/
Kaiju6740/
Kesuh6724/
Kessu6723/
Kissó6717/
Kesau6716/
Kytsu6715/
Khesu6713/
Kijui6711/
Kusuh6711/
Kusuu6710/
Kijju6710/
Keiju6710/
Kuseu677/
Kiesshau677/
Keesu676/
Kicuh675/
Kiziu674/
Kidju674/
Qishu674/
Cishu673/
Kiozu673/
Kizui673/
Khiju672/
Qaisu672/
Keizu672/
Cuisu672/
Kisoe671/
Kusuj671/
Kuiju671/
Kesou671/
Keusu671/
Kkicu671/
Kizeu671/
Kuhsu671/
Cisau671/
Kesuu671/
Qisui671/
Hqisu671/
Kissouth670/

Kisu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kisu in the Tibetan language
ཀི་སུ་kisu-
Kisu in the Oriya language
କିସୁkisu51.61
କିଶୁkisu41.94
କିଶୁାଇଁkisua'im6.45
Kisu in the Hindi language
किसुkisu50
किसूkisu46.77
कीसूkisu3.23
Kisu in the Marathi language
कीसूkisu50
कीसुkisu50
Kisu in the Russian language
Кисуkisu-

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