Kish Forename
181,263rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,781 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kish Forename Definition:
Kish, hard, difficult, straw. The son of Abiel, and father of Saul. 1 Sam. ix. 1, &c.
Kish Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 54% | 655 | 1:1,854,776 | 99,231 |
| United States | 64% | 259 | 1:1,399,757 | 26,249 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 230 | 1:772,019 | 21,010 |
| Kenya | - | 126 | 1:367,517 | 11,717 |
| England | 96% | 122 | 1:455,762 | 10,007 |
| Philippines | 73% | 84 | 1:1,262,018 | 32,068 |
| Canada | - | 44 | 1:753,031 | 16,915 |
| Pakistan | 83% | 42 | 1:4,627,564 | 46,557 |
| Iran | 100% | 42 | 1:1,868,973 | 11,902 |
| Russia | 80% | 39 | 1:3,698,300 | 20,046 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 33 | 1:216,727 | 13,323 |
| Australia | - | 11 | 1:1,241,602 | 13,569 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 78% | 10 | 1:11,158 | 1,580 |
| Cambodia | 50% | 6 | 1:2,712,222 | 28,071 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 5 | 1:21,949 | 2,239 |
| Yemen | - | 5 | 1:5,259,350 | 4,986 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Belarus | - | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| South Africa | 100% | 3 | 1:18,177,550 | 242,026 |
| Afghanistan | 67% | 3 | 1:10,874,505 | 40,253 |
| Malaysia | 90% | 3 | 1:10,149,980 | 208,386 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Thailand | - | 1 | 1:70,065,813 | 391,235 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| China | - | 1 | 1:1,366,055,782 | 109,249 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Papua New Guinea | - | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
Kish (18,156) may also be a surname.
Kish Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kish, hard, difficult, straw. The son of Abiel, and father of Saul. 1 Sam. ix. 1, &c.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: a snare.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Kish Forename Popularity
Kish Demographics
Kish Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 4 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Kish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kish in the Russian language | ||
| Киш | kis | - |
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