Kisusu Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kisusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kisusu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1741:304,26223,403
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kisusu (69) may also be a first name.

Kisusu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kisusu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kisusu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisusu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kisusu is the 872,430th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. Kisusu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisusu live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 69 people.

Kisusu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 304,262. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 61 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Kisusu exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishushu8617/
Kitshusu861/
Kesusu8334/
Kisuzu8328/
Kisuju8320/
Kususu831/
Chisusu77289/
Kishuju773/
Kisujju771/
Kijausu771/
Kitsoutsou751/
Kizuzu67145/
Kijuju674/
Kicucu672/
Kijuchu629/
Chisuzu621/
Chesusu621/
Keshuju621/
Kushushu571/
Kaissisou532/
Kuzuzu502/
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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 Kisusu
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