Kamisan Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kamisan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamisan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1831:161,1719,918
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kamísan (1) are calculated separately.

Kamisan (1,757) may also be a first name.

Kamisan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamisan (Hindi: कमीसन, Oriya: କମିସନ) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kamísan. For other possible spellings of Kamisan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamisan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 794,916th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. Kamisan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kamisan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 182,678th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,757 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 161,171. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Johor, where 61 percent reside, Selangor, where 15 percent reside and Kedah, where 7 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 42 percent reside and Singapore, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kamisan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamisan in the Hindi language
कमीसनkamisana-
Kamisan in the Oriya language
କମିସନkamisana83.33
କମିଶନkamisana12.5
କମିସନତାିkamisanatai4.17

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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
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  • 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 Kamisan
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