Kisyeri Surname

393,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kisyeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisyeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8951:59,1536,370
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kisyeri (495) may also be a first name.

Kisyeri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisyeri occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisyeri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 393,535th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 8,115,307 people. The surname Kisyeri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kisyeri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 381,460th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 495 people.

The surname Kisyeri is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 895 people, or 1 in 59,153. In Tanzania Kisyeri is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 76 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Kisyeri exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kusyeri8653/
Kisieri8623/
Kisyery861/
Kishoeri8014/
Kisheari803/
Kaiseari801/
Kaisieri801/
Koisayari751/
Kisarei71124/
Kusyiri718/
Kisouri715/
Kisiery712/
Kijjeri711/
Kisairi711/
Kisejere6729/
Kisayire6725/
Kisharei6711/
Kishauri676/
Kitsouri671/
Kissouri671/
Gkisouri671/
Kisseire671/
Kesayari671/
Kitsiiri671/

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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 Kisyeri
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