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Where Does The Last Name Kis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kis (Georgian: კის, Hindi: किस, Marathi: कीस, Oriya: କିସ, Russian: Кис) is found most frequently in Hungary. It may appear as a variant: Kiš or Kiş. Click here for further potential spellings of Kis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 17,010^th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 223,380 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Kis live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 91,659^th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 5,395 people.

The last name is most widespread in Hungary, where it is held by 20,848 people, or 1 in 471. In Hungary Kis is most common in: Pest County, where 15 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Bács-Kiskun County, where 10 percent live. Apart from Hungary it is found in 92 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 21 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Kis Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kis surname is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (80%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (58%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kis are 7.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.7% less than the national average, earning 260,606 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.49% more than the national average, earning $63,343 CAD per year.