Fiss Surname

253,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Latvia

Fiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5641:379,56414,504
United States4851:747,33858,424
Germany2841:283,47029,659
Canada911:404,89735,698
Cuba171:677,8075,957
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Latvia81:256,25623,728
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Fiss (58) may also be a first name.

Fiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fiss (Russian: Фисс) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Fiss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fiss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fiss is the 253,171st most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,665,522 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Fiss are found; 38 percent are found in South America and 36 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,295,729th most common first name worldwide It is held by 58 people.

The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 564 people, or 1 in 379,564. In Brazil Fiss is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 75 percent are found, Paraná, where 14 percent are found and São Paulo, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Germany, where 18 percent are found.

Fiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fiss surname grew 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fiss surname are 1.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fiss earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $46,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $53,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fisse89855/
Feiss89577/
Faiss89556/
Fiess89518/
Fishs894/
Fisst892/
Foiss891/
Fis861,560/
Faisst80907/
Feisst80297/
Faisse80167/
Foisse8044/
Fischs801/
Fuisse801/
Faissh801/
Fishse801/
Faaiss801/
Fish7553,193/
Fois759,909/
Fais757,847/
Fess751,413/
Fies75710/
Feis75677/
Viss75487/
Fios75472/
Fisz75362/
Fist75181/
Fuis75139/
Fise75101/
Fijs754/
Fjss754/
Fixs754/
Fisd753/
Fihs753/
Fisj751/
Fhis751/
Féis751/
Fáis751/
Fgis751/
Fisx751/
Fizs751/
Fyss751/
Ffis751/
Hfis751/
Fuggiss732/
Faisseh731/
Pfissch730/
Foisstt730/
Feist6713,089/
Fisch678,818/
Fi672,229/
Faist671,590/
Veiss67654/
Feise67614/
Foist67446/
Fuisz67308/
Fishe67212/
Feuss67208/
Voiss67179/
Feess67137/
Faise67113/
Vaiss67101/
Faits6780/
Faish6769/
Feijs6764/
Fheis6750/
Viess6745/
Feish6742/
Fesse6731/
Fuist6726/
Fiszt6726/
Feits6713/
Fysse6711/
Foise6710/
Faisz6710/
Fidse675/
Fphis675/
Fuits674/
Fjøss674/
Pfies673/
Faais673/
Pfeis671/
Hfies671/
Fistsche671/
Fgish671/
Fhish671/
Fiehs671/
Fuise671/
Wfish671/
Fesst671/
Fisce671/
Foish671/
Hfais671/
Vishs671/
Vissh671/
Fésûs671/
Faihs671/
Feisd671/
Fiesh671/
Fitse671/
Fishx671/
Ffish671/
Fuish671/
Fisjz671/
Feass670/
Foits670/
Fhies670/
Fuids670/
Fisht670/
Pfuis670/

Fiss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fiss in the Russian language
Фиссfiss-

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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 Fiss
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