Kusanja Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Kusanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 29 | 1:1,825,573 | 47,638 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kusanja (22) may also be a first name.
Kusanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kusanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kusanja occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kusanja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kusanja are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename worldwide. It is borne by 22 people.
The surname Kusanja is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,825,573. In Tanzania Kusanja is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 31 percent live, Mara Region, where 31 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 14 percent live. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kutsanja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kusaenjai | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kusanjaya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kusanza | 86 | 451 | / |
| Kujanja | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kusansa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kusanya | 86 | 13 | / |
| Kisanja | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kusanje | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kusania | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kusanha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kusanji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koussandja | 82 | 639 | / |
| Koushanjad | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kutsanza | 80 | 306 | / |
| Khusania | 80 | 19 | / |
| Kuchanja | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kushanji | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kushanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kutsanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kausanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kusangea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuisanza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kusanchai | 75 | 33 | / |
| Kautsanji | 75 | 4 | / |
| Koushania | 75 | 3 | / |
| Koussanza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuisonjai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khushanji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kusange | 71 | 107 | / |
| Kuzania | 71 | 55 | / |
| Kisenja | 71 | 47 | / |
| Cusanza | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kusanho | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kuzanza | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kosanji | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kisanjo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kosanza | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kisonja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kujania | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kisania | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kosanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kuzanya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Koussangna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koushanzad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kishanjaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khushaneha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kusanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cousanca | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kisenjya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kusonjit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuchanje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kusangee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cousança | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kussange | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kisenjja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kusianye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kousamji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuchanza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuisange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khusange | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kissenja | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kusanja
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