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.

Kisusu Surname Distribution Map

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 last name Kisusu is found most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisusu? popularity and diffusion

Kisusu is the 872,430th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. Kisusu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisusu reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kisusu is also the 1,171,416th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 69 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 304,262. In Tanzania Kisusu is most prevalent in: Dodoma Region, where 61 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 32 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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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 Kisusu
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