Kisber Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Kisber Surname User-submission:
The surname comes from the small town of Kisber, Hungary. Almost everyone with this surname is Jewish, and folklore suggests the family took this name after fleeing Portugal during the Spanish Inquisition. Almost all Kisbers still living in Europe were murdered during the Holocaust, which is why the name is most prevalent in the US and Canada.
Read More About This SurnameKisber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Kisber (73) may also be a first name.
Kisber Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname comes from the small town of Kisber, Hungary. Almost everyone with this surname is Jewish, and folklore suggests the family took this name after fleeing Portugal during the Spanish Inquisition. Almost all Kisbers still living in Europe were murdered during the Holocaust, which is why the name is most prevalent in the US and Canada. (The Kisbers in the US and Canada emigrated at the turn of the century). The name is found as Kisber/Kizber on Holocaust victims lists in the Yad VaShem museum in Jerusalem.
- jkdensonKisber Demographics
Average Kisber Salary in
United States
$50,462 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kisber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kisber (Hindi: किस्बेर) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisber? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Kisber occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Kisber are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 21 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,134,117th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 73 people.
Kisber is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Kisber is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 13 percent live, Tennessee, where 9 percent live and Alabama, where 4 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent live and Turkey, where 15 percent live.
Kisber Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kisber are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kisber earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $50,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.21% more than the national average, earning $77,611 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kisbeer | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kusber | 83 | 852 | / |
| Kesber | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kisbir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kysber | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kissberth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Quisber | 77 | 10 | / |
| Küsbert | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kesbere | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kessber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keusber | 77 | 0 | / |
| Quisbert | 71 | 26,492 | / |
| Kaysbier | 71 | 5 | / |
| Quisbetr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quisberh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quisberr | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quisbertt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kettsberh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khushbeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quisver | 62 | 17 | / |
| Kesbair | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cusbeer | 62 | 0 | / |
Kisber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kisber in the Hindi language | ||
| किस्बेर | kisbera | - |
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