Kiswa Surname

296,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,286 people bear this surname

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

Kiswa Surname Definition:

Kiswa is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: one who belongs to the bush.

Kiswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5131:144,01515,172
Kenya2351:196,51014,435
South Africa1751:309,58729,554
Uganda1501:260,26219,079
Tanzania921:575,45236,554
Philippines661:1,533,912105,821
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kiswa (291) may also be a first name.

Kiswa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kiswa is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: one who belongs to the bush.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kiswa Last Name Facts

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

Kiswa (Oriya: କିା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiswa? popularity and diffusion

Kiswa is the 296,572nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,666,832 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kiswa live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 517,703rd most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 291 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 513 people, or 1 in 144,015. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Kiswa Last Name Statistics demography

Kiswa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.6% less than the national average, earning R 100,764 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiswaa91702/
Kiswah91139/
Khiswa9175/
Kisway9114/
Kaiswa9112/
Kuiswa917/
Kisswa916/
Kishwa915/
Kiswas914/
Koishwa83104/
Khiswah839/
Kitswat836/
Kiswaha831/
Kaiswas831/
Kuishwa831/
Kissway831/
Kiswoha831/
Kitswad831/
Keitswa831/
Keswa805,560/
Kisua80591/
Kuswa80422/
Kiswe8097/
Kiswo8062/
Kisva8010/
Kiswi804/
Kishwaha778/
Kitswasd772/
Kaishwad771/
Kaishwas771/
Kheswa7315,963/
Kuswah732,560/
Chiswa73607/
Kiswii73568/
Kushwa73343/
Kisuaa7380/
Keshwa7369/
Kuisva7362/
Keswai7349/
Keswad7342/
Kuswha7332/
Khuswa7322/
Kaisua7321/
Kgeswa7319/
Kishwe738/
Kuswai738/
Kishva736/
Kissua736/
Kiswoy735/
Kishua734/
Keaswa734/
Kisvad733/
Kisbai732/
K'Eswa732/
Keswah731/
Kissba731/
Ketswa731/
Keyswa731/
Kaisva731/
Kaiswe731/
Kisuha731/
Kiswei731/
Kiswej731/
Kiswiy731/
Kuswaa731/
Kuswaj731/
Kuszwa731/
Qiswah731/
Kuishwaha715/
Kushwah6712,465/
Kuswaha672,302/
Kushwha67412/
Khushwa6774/
Keshwah6750/
Chishwa6718/
Kushwai6717/
Kaisuah6710/
Khuswha676/
Kuuswah676/
Khuswah676/
Kidsuay675/
Kushwaa674/
K'Heswa674/
Kuschwa673/
Kheshwa672/
Keshwai671/
Keshwas671/
Keuswah671/
Kushswa671/
Kusshwa671/
Kuswaah671/
Kuswhah671/
Koisuah671/
Keysway671/
Khetswa671/
Kh'eswa671/
Keisewe671/
Kishvha671/
Kyoshwa671/
Kushhwa671/
Keithsweat671/
Cuishwa671/
Ketswat671/

Kiswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiswa in the Oriya language
କିାkia-

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