Kisam Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kisam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2921:452,90837,631
India2911:2,635,96482,688
Papua New Guinea1351:60,3987,783
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kisam (2,550) may also be a first name.

Kisam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisam (Bengali: কিসম, Hindi: कािसम, Marathi: िकसम, Oriya: କିସମ, Russian: Кисам) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kisam is the 443,594th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,464,345 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Kisam are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 39 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 145,917th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 2,550 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 452,908. In Indonesia Kisam is most frequent in: Central Java, where 66 percent reside, West Java, where 19 percent reside and Lampung, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent reside.

Kisam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kisam has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisame911,319/
Kissam91964/
Kisham91318/
Khisam9168/
Keisam9154/
Kaisam9152/
Kisaum9113/
Koisam913/
Kisaam912/
Kisaame83549/
Keisham83240/
Khisham8325/
Khaisam834/
Kissame834/
Kaisham832/
Khissam831/
Kaissam831/
Kaitsam831/
Kuissam831/
Kusam802,069/
Kesam80618/
Kisom80198/
Kijam8050/
Qisam8035/
Kizam8026/
Kicam806/
Cisam801/
Kisamova776/
Khaisham771/
Khitsame771/
Kesham73801/
Kessam73641/
Chisam73576/
Kisome73487/
Koijam73197/
Kaisom73137/
Quisam73123/
Khisom73106/
Kusham7360/
Khizam7358/
Qaisam7357/
Kitsom7351/
Kaizam7340/
Khusam7337/
Kissom7333/
Kesame7329/
Kaijam7323/
Kesiam7315/
Kuusam7311/
Keisom7311/
Keesam7310/
Kijame737/
Kusaim737/
Kuesam735/
Kussam734/
Kiesom734/
Keysam734/
Kesamm733/
Kiscom733/
Kehsam733/
Kisoum733/
Kaysam732/
Khesam732/
Kishom732/
Kizame732/
Keasam731/
Kusaum731/
Khicam731/
Kiozam731/
Kigiam731/
Koizam731/
Qisham731/
Caisam731/
Kijsom731/
Khisamova715,410/
Kissoum672,664/
Chisham67285/
Khessam67102/
Kaisoum6721/
Khusham6716/
Keusham6711/
Kuscham6711/
Khaisom678/
Khishom676/
Ketsham675/
Khysham675/
Khaysam674/
Kissoom674/
Kushaam674/
Khussam674/
Khaicam674/
Khaizam674/
Khirzam674/
Khidsom674/
Kessame672/
Khaisamova672/
Khusaam671/
Kaysham671/
Keshame671/
Khissamova671/
Kiziahm671/
Kittsom671/
Khesham671/
Kaisoom671/
Koissom671/
Kuidjam671/
Kishome671/
Chissam671/
Qaisham671/
Keesham670/
Quisgam670/

Kisam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kisam in the Bengali language
কিসমkisama-
Kisam in the Marathi language
िकसमikasama94.12
कािसमkaisama3.92
शामsama1.96
Kisam in the Oriya language
କିସମkisama73.53
କିସାମkisama14.71
କିଶାମkisama5.88
କିସାନkisana2.94
କିସମ୍kisam2.94
Kisam in the Hindi language
कािसमkaisama70.81
किसमkisama25.84
कीसमkisama0.48
किसंkisam0.48
किसमाkisama0.48
किशाँkisam0.48
Kisam in the Russian language
Кисамkisam-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kisam
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