Kusanja Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kusanja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kusanja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania291:1,825,57347,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

Kusanja is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kusanja? popularity and diffusion

Kusanja is the 3,485,539th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Kusanja occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kusanja reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 22 people.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,825,573. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 31 percent are found, Mara Region, where 31 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Kusanja is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

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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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