Kisa Surname
Approximately 29,066 people bear this surname
Kisa Surname Definition:
Kisa is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: mercy.
Read More About This SurnameKisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 15,453 | 1:5,036 | 727 |
| Russia | 5,283 | 1:27,281 | 3,794 |
| Uganda | 2,051 | 1:19,034 | 2,849 |
| Kenya | 1,612 | 1:28,648 | 3,173 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,028 | 1:7,932 | 596 |
| DR Congo | 588 | 1:125,646 | 13,565 |
| India | 452 | 1:1,697,047 | 61,414 |
| Japan | 435 | 1:293,895 | 11,022 |
| Belarus | 414 | 1:22,949 | 3,896 |
| Indonesia | 332 | 1:398,341 | 33,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 195 | 1:90,679 | 10,336 |
| Germany | 160 | 1:503,159 | 42,903 |
| United States | 82 | 1:4,420,231 | 233,612 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Hungary | 79 | 1:124,257 | 11,583 |
| Uzbekistan | 71 | 1:435,622 | 10,503 |
| Nigeria | 64 | 1:2,767,856 | 88,308 |
| Sweden | 56 | 1:175,835 | 12,146 |
| Solomon Islands | 42 | 1:13,810 | 2,567 |
| Moldova | 34 | 1:104,746 | 12,442 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 | 1:104,012 | 8,671 |
| Greece | 32 | 1:346,243 | 48,387 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Serbia | 31 | 1:230,482 | 13,277 |
| Northern Cyprus | 31 | 1:10,291 | 2,613 |
| Poland | 30 | 1:1,266,958 | 80,461 |
| Slovakia | 26 | 1:205,248 | 33,808 |
| Transnistria | 26 | 1:18,258 | 3,307 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 25 | 1:2,183 | 246 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Azerbaijan | 16 | 1:603,070 | 10,870 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Armenia | 6 | 1:488,363 | 9,305 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Kiša (399) & Kisá (5) are calculated separately.
Kisa (15,305) may also be a first name.
Kisa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kisa is a surname of the Mambwe tribe, meaning: mercy.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from a name given to a child born after the birth of twin siblings.
- knaibeiKisa Demographics
Average Kisa Salary in
United States
$48,533 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kisa (Georgian: კისა, Hindi: किसा, Oriya: କିସା, Russian: Киса) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kiša or Kisá. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 18,958th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 250,724 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 55 percent of Kisa live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kisa is also the 45,750th most common first name at a global level, held by 15,305 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 15,453 people, or 1 in 5,036. In Turkey Kisa is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Kahramanmaras Province, where 5 percent live and Antalya Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Turkey this surname occurs in 84 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.
Kisa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kisa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kisa surname expanded 8,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kisa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kisa last name is chiefly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kisa are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.
The amount Kisa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.99% less than the national average, earning R 57,048 per year; in United States they earn 12.48% more than the national average, earning $48,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.48% less than the national average, earning $39,506 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kisa in the Georgian language | ||
| კისა | kisa | - |
| Kisa in the Oriya language | ||
| କିସା | kisa | 80.65 |
| କିଶା | kisa | 16.13 |
| କିସ | kisa | 3.23 |
| Kisa in the Hindi language | ||
| किसा | kisa | 70.89 |
| कीसा | kisa | 28.32 |
| किशा | kisa | 0.59 |
| कृष्ण | krsna | 0.2 |
| Kisa in the Russian language | ||
| Киса | kisa | - |
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Footnotes
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