Kisumo Surname
Approximately 2,971 people bear this surname
Kisumo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,958 | 1:17,898 | 2,291 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Kisumo (158) may also be a first name.
Kisumo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisumo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kisumo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisumo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 148,761st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,452,893 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisumo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kisumo is also the 730,165th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 158 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,958 people, or 1 in 17,898. In Tanzania Kisumo is most prevalent in: Geita Region, where 37 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 32 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 16 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kissumo | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kisumoh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kishumo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kisumho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kusumo | 83 | 13,123 | / |
| Kisomo | 83 | 395 | / |
| Kisuma | 83 | 366 | / |
| Kesumo | 83 | 216 | / |
| Kizumo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kitsoumou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kishaumoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kissoumou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chisumo | 77 | 814 | / |
| Kaisuma | 77 | 287 | / |
| Kussumo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Khusumo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kissimo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koisomo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kushumo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kissomo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kissouma | 71 | 12 | / |
| Khaisuma | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kitsouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiessomo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kusuma | 67 | 116,369 | / |
| Kesuma | 67 | 15,624 | / |
| Kisoma | 67 | 6,276 | / |
| Kezumo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kuzumo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kizuma | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kesheumho | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kijuma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kicuma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cisuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaissouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaissimou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kejumo | 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 Kisumo
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