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.
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Kisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kisa (Georgian: კისა, Hindi: किसा, Oriya: କିସା, Russian: Киса) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Kiša or Kisá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisa? popularity and diffusion
Kisa is the 18,958th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 250,724 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Kisa live; 44 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 45,750th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 15,305 people.
The last name Kisa is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 15,453 people, or 1 in 5,036. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Kahramanmaras Province, where 5 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Turkey it occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
Kisa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kisa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kisa last name rose 8,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kisa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kisa last name is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kisa surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political 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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