Kisulu Surname

556,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kisulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
Kenya801:577,24927,285
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852

Kisulu (182) may also be a first name.

Kisulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kisulu (Oriya: କିଶୁଲୁ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kisulu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisulu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 556,360th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,740,465 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisulu reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kisulu is also the 675,152nd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 182 people.

The surname Kisulu is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Without taking into account The DR Congo Kisulu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.

Kisulu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisaulu92149/
Kisiulu924/
Khisulu922/
Kisului921/
Kizulu8359/
Kusulu8339/
Kesulu8320/
Kisolu832/
Kitsoulou801/
Chisulu77157/
Kaizulu77111/
Keshulu7716/
Keizulu779/
Kizaulu774/
Kesaulu772/
Kiezulu772/
Kizuulu771/
Kizzulu771/
Khusulu771/
Keasulu771/
Kesuulu771/
Kizului771/
Keshoulu7112/
Keshaulu7110/
Kuzulu67821/
Kizolu677/
Kezulu676/
Qesulu671/
Kaizolu62338/
Kuşçulu6291/
Kerzulu6213/
Kiezolu6211/
Keizolu626/
Kesholu623/
Chizulu622/
Kesollu621/
Kehsolu621/
Kirzolu621/
Keshollu574/
Kechulius534/
Cezulu502/

Kisulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kisulu in the Oriya language
କିଶୁଲୁkisulu50
କିସୁଲୁkisulu33.33
ବିମଳୁbimalu16.67

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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 Kisulu
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