Kassis Surname

75,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kassis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kassis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2741:284,50526,482
Lebanon1,1901:4,737847
Syria8031:24,0361,684
Palestine4931:9,2271,887
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Algeria3531:109,43815,868
France3001:221,40934,354
Greece2941:37,6865,998
Canada2651:139,04014,308
Australia1661:162,62516,859
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Brazil1311:1,634,15553,881
Jordan1161:76,2286,217
Yemen1141:231,8019,021
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Venezuela471:642,64011,225
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Chile391:451,70411,842
Tunisia381:16,0692,601
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
England241:2,321,58686,519
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Honduras121:734,7044,016
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984

Kassis (18) may also be a first name.

Kassis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kassis (Arabic: قسّيس, Russian: Кассис) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kassis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kassis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,396th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,119,439 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Kassis live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Levant. Kassis is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 18 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,274 people, or 1 in 284,505. In The United States Kassis is mostly concentrated in: California, where 28 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 18 percent live and Syria, where 12 percent live.

Kassis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kassis last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (54%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kassis last name are 5.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kassis earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning $53,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning $55,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kassies92226/
Kassios92160/
Kaissis92110/
Kassais928/
Kaassis924/
Kassiss923/
Khassis923/
Kassise922/
Kasis91756/
Kassisse8616/
Kassiess861/
Cassis833,885/
Katsis831,437/
Khasis83433/
Kaisis83208/
Kessis83178/
Qassis83117/
Kasses83115/
Kossis8353/
Kasess8353/
Kashis8339/
Gkasis8332/
Kasais8332/
Kasish8313/
Kausis8313/
Kasise836/
Kasiss834/
Kassys833/
Kassix831/
Kaïsis831/
Kassisová801/
Gkatsis77224/
Kassees77222/
Kashish77202/
Cassise77194/
Koussis7792/
Kausits7767/
Katshis7743/
Katsies7720/
Kassich7715/
Cassais7715/
Quassis7710/
Cassios779/
Kasseus779/
Kaitsis777/
Kashise776/
Kashist775/
Casseis774/
Kautsis773/
Kassess772/
Cassuis772/
Katsuis771/
Kausish771/
Kaashis771/
Khashis771/
Kassese771/
Cassies771/
Katsits771/
Kassest771/
Khasais771/
Kossuis771/
Gkessis771/
Katsais771/
Kassesh771/
Kuissis771/
Casis733,948/
Kases731,324/
Kesis73788/
Kasić73177/
Kosis73162/
Kacis7399/
Kasič7365/
Kasys738/
Qasis733/
Kasiz731/
Khashish71586/
Kaushish71443/
Katshise7148/
Cassisse7111/
Koussios7111/
Casseise719/
Khaytsis717/
Kaassees715/
Kasisová712/
Katsihts711/
Katshish711/
Kassesse711/
Kossisse711/
Kaassice711/
Kasssech711/
Khasaiss711/
Casais674,964/
Kasese672,640/
Kousis67859/
Kasich67583/
Casses67182/
Kasitz67157/
Kuisis67135/
Kosits67119/
Kaucis6798/
Koshis6777/
Kesses6775/
Kasehs6763/
Cossis6758/
Kasaić6747/
Keesis6736/
Gkosis6735/
Kasicz6734/
Koesis6732/
Koosis6732/
Kosses6731/
Catsis6725/
Kazais6720/
Kauses6717/
Kosies6714/
Khosis6712/
Koszis6712/
Koscis6712/
Keshis6710/
Keysis679/
Kosais678/
Kassız678/
Kasesh677/
Khasys677/
Kashys677/
Kesish676/
Kazyss675/
Cascis675/
Kaeses675/
Casáis675/
Kaixis674/
Katses673/
Kashes673/
Kausys673/
Kosihs673/
Casise672/
Kosise672/
Keusis672/
Kaises672/
Qasses672/
Cassès672/
Cashis671/
Kasysp671/
Kazish671/
Kesies671/
Khases671/
Kasies671/
Kaseys671/
Cassiz671/
Keisis671/
Kashiz671/
Kasihs671/
Kasees671/
Kasest671/
Kassez671/
Kacisz671/
Koisis671/
Koysis671/
Kosisz671/
Quasis671/
Gkesis671/
Caisis671/
Casuis671/
Casisp671/
Cassís671/
Caseis671/
Kasaiz671/
Khesis671/
Kaisitsch671/
Kessys671/
Keseis670/

Kassis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kassis in the Russian language
Кассисkassis-
Kassis in the Arabic language
قسّيسqsys-
قسيسqsys-

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