Psiwa Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Psiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Psiwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1411:327,51720,034
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Psiwa Demographics

Psiwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 5 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Psiwa Last Name Facts

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

Psiwa is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Psiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Psiwa is the 1,428,594th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Psiwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 327,517. In Kenya Psiwa is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 64 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 34 percent live and Kakamega County, where 1 percent live. Barring Kenya Psiwa occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Psiwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Psiwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phsiwa911/
Bsiwa804/
Psiba801/
Bsiwas73126/
Pseswa7310/
Psisva737/
Pshiva734/
Bshiwa734/
Pziswa731/
Bsiswa731/
Psivap731/
Pshisva6717/
Bsiswas673/
Pshibaa671/
Hpsibha671/
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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 Psiwa
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