Ciss Surname

12,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Ciss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal39,1941:37268
Mali4,1301:4,109295
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
France3411:194,78830,294
Spain1111:421,19022,576
Latvia761:26,9744,129
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Canada391:944,75971,777
Burkina Faso231:797,9178,915
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Guinea141:845,2731,273
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England81:6,964,757184,742
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Gambia41:480,863548
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Cišs (3) are calculated separately.

Ciss (65) may also be a first name.

Ciss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ciss occurs most in Senegal. It can also appear as: Cišs. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ciss is the 12,605th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 163,714 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Ciss live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Ciss is also the 1,212,820th most common first name globally It is held by 65 people.

It is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is held by 39,194 people, or 1 in 372. In Senegal Ciss is most prevalent in: Thiès Region, where 57 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 33 percent reside and Diourbel Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Senegal this surname is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 9 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.

Ciss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ciss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ciss surname rose 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ciss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ciss last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Ciss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.75% less than the national average, earning R 29,100 per year; in United States they earn 26.22% less than the national average, earning $31,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $46,917 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cišs923/
Cisse89923,975/
Cissp89201/
Chiss89152/
Sciss8926/
Cisss8919/
Caiss893/
Cuiss893/
Ceiss893/
Cisst890/
Cis862,420/
Caisse801,959/
Cuisse80213/
Cissse8049/
Coisse8015/
Chisse8015/
Schiss8010/
Chaiss804/
Scisse804/
Ciesse803/
Tchiss803/
Cisdse801/
Cissze801/
Scaiss801/
Kiss75181,099/
Chis7510,820/
Cise753,105/
Cais752,424/
Giss751,658/
Cois751,127/
Cisz751,022/
Ziss75511/
Cess75439/
Cuis75208/
Siss75176/
Cies75159/
Cijs75126/
Ceis7587/
Scis7556/
Cisd7519/
Jiss7519/
Cist7516/
Cizs758/
Cish756/
Ccis756/
Cyss755/
Czis754/
Cses754/
Cóis753/
Tcis752/
Xiss752/
Cgis752/
Csys752/
Jcis751/
Gcis751/
Qiss751/
Zcis751/
Xcis751/
Ckis751/
Schiess733,302/
Tchisse73746/
Chaisse7382/
Scheiss7316/
Chuisse7315/
Schaiss734/
Schioss731/
Ci67157,992/
Chess673,033/
Zeiss672,172/
Kaiss671,989/
Siess671,684/
Kiess671,352/
Chise671,344/
Coish671,070/
Sisse67981/
Giess67929/
Kisse67841/
Keiss67839/
Seiss67704/
Cishe67656/
Chish67593/
Caise67529/
Tchuisse67426/
Saiss67397/
Chios67388/
Chois67346/
Zaiss67336/
Cesse67304/
Chais67289/
Ceise67162/
Qaiss67146/
Gisse67134/
Czisz67100/
Cheis6796/
Kissh6773/
Chist6770/
Scios6755/
Koiss6751/
Tsiss6749/
Chuis6747/
Cisch6746/
Ziess6744/
Caish6739/
Coise6731/
Caits6727/
Hsiss6722/
Zoiss6721/
Ceass6719/
Zhiss6718/
Zuiss6715/
Shiss6712/
Quiss6712/
Chisp677/
Suiss677/
Jeiss677/
Chijs677/
Gishs677/
Ciesz676/
Cuish675/
Cuise674/
Kioss674/
Czzis674/
Zisse674/
Scheisse673/
Jisse673/
Cisth672/
Ckess672/
Csesh672/
Kihss672/
Qisse672/
Caist672/
Ciese672/
Schis672/
Cuist672/
Cisce672/
Caisp672/
Chisz672/
Chyss672/
Jaiss672/
Ceuss671/
Jishs671/
Czuis671/
Xcess671/
Kishs671/
Kissň671/
Scies671/
Tchis671/
Djiss671/
Cėgis671/
Dsiss671/
Ceist671/
Csesz671/
Csizs671/
Cuits671/
Qgcis671/
Qijss671/
Schiesss671/
Ssiss671/
Xeiss671/
Cjdss671/
Chihs671/
Cyssd671/
Czsis671/
Csais671/
Jjiss671/
Coits670/
Cgess670/
Joiss670/
Kuiss670/
Scise670/
Juiss670/
Ceisz670/
Scyss670/

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Footnotes

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