Kusiwa Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kusiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kusiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kusiwa (198) may also be a first name.

Kusiwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kusiwa is found most frequently in Malawi. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kusiwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kusiwa is the 1,290,735th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kusiwa reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 198 people.

Kusiwa is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Beside Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kausiwa922,357/
Kusiwaa92696/
Kushiwa925/
Kussiwa921/
Kusiwah921/
Kusiwaah863/
Kousiswa861/
Kushaiwa861/
Kaushiwa861/
Kuziwa831,542/
Kisiwa831,042/
Kusewa8347/
Kusiwe838/
Kusiva835/
Kosiwa834/
Kugiwa831/
Kushishwa801/
Kishiwa777,123/
Kisiwaa77765/
Kissiwa77171/
Kisaiwa7760/
Kudziwa7728/
Kusaywa7723/
Kossiwa7722/
Koshiwa7714/
Kusivai7712/
Kusieva778/
Kushiva777/
Kuchiwa776/
Kausiwo775/
Kuseewa774/
Kusiwei771/
Kusojwa771/
Kusisua771/
Kushiwo771/
Kusaiva771/
Kuseswa771/
Kausiwe771/
Khusiwe771/
Kisiway771/
Kusewah771/
Kissiwaa711,734/
Kushieva7181/
Kaushiva7151/
Kucheswa7113/
Koshiway7113/
Kusewaha718/
Kushivah718/
Kisiwaah716/
Khushiwe715/
Kussieva714/
Khusieva714/
Kissiwah712/
Koussiwi711/
Koutsiva711/
Koudjiwa711/
Kushewah711/
Kutsieva711/
Kisiva67193/
Kuseva67151/
Kuziva67100/
Kisewa6744/
Kugewa6730/
Khutsieva6729/
Khushieva6725/
Kusevi6724/
Kuciba6720/
Kosiwe6712/
Kusivi6710/
Kizewa678/
Kosewa677/
Kushewaha676/
Kusewo674/
Cosiwa674/
Kissiwaah672/
Kuschieva672/
Kusjva671/
Kiziwa671/
Kuziwi671/
Kuyshieva671/
Kushivaha671/
Cusiba671/
Kujiwo671/
Koziwa671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kusiwa
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