Kisuwa Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kisuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2751:192,51516,538
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Papua New Guinea1001:81,53710,792
Uganda401:975,98242,738
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kisuwa (68) may also be a first name.

Kisuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisuwa is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisuwa? popularity and diffusion

Kisuwa is the 527,543rd most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. Kisuwa is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Kisuwa reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kisuwa is also the 1,181,159th most common first name internationally It is held by 68 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 275 people, or 1 in 192,515. In Tanzania Kisuwa is most frequent in: Pwani Region, where 74 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kitsuwa9244/
Kisiuwa928/
Kisuuwa928/
Kuisuwa921/
Kisuywa921/
Kisuswa921/
Kissuwa921/
Kissuwai861/
Kusuwa8391/
Kisuva8363/
Kizuwa8329/
Kisuwe834/
Kijuwa832/
Kisuwy831/
Kisuwo831/
Kishiwa777,123/
Chisuwa77413/
Kissiwa77171/
Kaisuva77138/
Kusuhwa778/
Kusuwah775/
Kushuwa774/
Kusuwha773/
Kisuvai771/
Kisuuba771/
Kussuwa771/
Kisueva771/
Khusuwa771/
Kissiwaa711,734/
Kushuwai7173/
Chisuhwa7169/
Kusuwaha7128/
Kishueva7115/
Kaijuway7113/
Kushuwha715/
Kusuhwah713/
Kissiwah712/
Kusuuwah711/
Kushuwah711/
Kusauwah711/
Kaishiwa711/
Kisowo67231/
Kuzuwa67110/
Kizuba6783/
Kusuva6747/
Kisowe6744/
Kusuwo6739/
Kisuvi6736/
Kesuwo6722/
Kesuwi6720/
Kushuwaha6720/
Kaidjuway675/
Kesuva673/
Kissiwaah672/
Khusuwaha672/
Koitseuwo671/
Kejuwa671/
Kesuwe671/
Kisuve671/

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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
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  • 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 Kisuwa
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