Jiska Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Jiska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jiska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Pakistan581:3,080,06724,706
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Jiška (15) & Jíška (16) are calculated separately.

Jiska (1,887) may also be a first name.

Jiska Last Name Facts

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

Jiska (Hindi: जिस्का, Oriya: ଜିା) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Jiška or Jíška. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jiska? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jiska is the 1,637,889th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Jiska reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Jiska is also the 175,031st most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,887 people.

The surname Jiska is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 2,168,020. In Indonesia Jiska is mostly concentrated in: East Java, where 100 percent live. Not including Indonesia Jiska exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 48 percent live and Chad, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jiška9315/
Jiskai911/
Iska891,641/
Jíška8716/
Isska80244/
Uiska80101/
Jiske8037/
Ijska8030/
Ishka8029/
Hiska8027/
Aiska8019/
Iskai8018/
Iskha8012/
Eiska8012/
Jisca809/
Iskaa805/
Oiska801/
Iskay801/
Iskoa801/
Ieska801/
Iskka801/
Iscka801/
Heiska73586/
Hoiska7351/
Ishkha7343/
Iskaya7326/
Ischka7311/
Ishkay7310/
Hiszka738/
Hajska737/
Issska736/
Ishkai735/
Iskaia734/
Isskaa734/
Hieska732/
Haiska732/
Hiskai731/
Aishka731/
Hishka731/
Isskai731/
Isskha731/
Ishkaa731/
Isccka731/
Yiskai731/
Hiskay730/
Jiskey730/
Eska671,129/
Iske67894/
Iski67837/
Isca67368/
Yska67226/
Jischke67131/
İçka6744/
Isky6744/
Iška6736/
Waniska6735/
Hischka6721/
Giskaya6716/
Iskhaya675/
Izka673/
Isskaha671/
Jske671/
Jitskiy671/
Jsky671/
Heiszka671/
Iská671/
Iskä671/
Iskj671/
Jischki670/

Jiska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jiska in the Hindi language
जिस्काjiska-
Jiska in the Oriya language
ଜିାjia-

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