Kyusa Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kyusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kyusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4481:118,17311,315
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kyusa (22) may also be a first name.

Kyusa Last Name Facts

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

Kyusa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyusa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kyusa is the 594,812th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kyusa reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kyusa is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.

Kyusa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 118,173. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 71 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 19 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kyusai91201/
Kyussa911/
Kuyuusa831/
Kuyuisa831/
Kiusa80100/
Kyusi8059/
Kyuso8036/
Kyuse8030/
Kyuza801/
Kyuxa801/
Khuyusha774/
Koyutsai772/
Kyusho7310,687/
Kyusei731,547/
Kayosa73238/
Kyushi73222/
Kihusa7350/
Kyusse7327/
Kujosa7310/
Kijusa735/
Kuyosa734/
Kojusa732/
Kyusui731/
Kyusis731/
Kiusha731/
Kiusas731/
Khayosa67528/
Kihusha6741/
Kuyucay6724/
Khyouso6721/
Koyusoy6713/
Kioussa678/
Kyushis673/
Koyusho673/
Keyosha672/
Kihausa671/
Kyussuo671/
Khiousa671/
Kejusay671/
Kyousei671/
Kihuisa671/
Gkiousa671/
Kiaousa671/
Keyhusy670/

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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 Kyusa
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