El Kish Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

El Kish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Kish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel691:124,02413,566
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

El Kish Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Kish is found most frequently in Israel. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Kish? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname El Kish is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of El Kish reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

It is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 124,024. In Israel El Kish is most prevalent in: Northern District, where 100 percent reside. Besides Israel El Kish occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 6 percent reside and Yemen, where 4 percent reside.

El Kish Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the El Kish last name is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Kis92188/
El Kiss86277/
El Kais864/
El Keis863/
El Kich861/
El Kaich80170/
El Khich80136/
El Kaysh805/
El Kiess801/
El Kaiss801/
El Keich801/
El Kys771/
El Khaysh75244/
El-Kheish752/
El Koisse751/
El Qist71397/
El Kays716/
El Khiz714/
El Kees711/
El-Kiss711/
El-Keiss671/
El Khouij631/
El Kej6211/
El-Kest57122/
El Kerz574/
El-Qais571/
El-Keys571/
El-Kays571/
El Chej571/
El Cheij5310/

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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 El Kish
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