Kisch Surname

229,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Kisch Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Chiesch, a town near Eger, Bohemia.

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Kisch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7471:485,21941,025
Germany5311:151,61118,178
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Sweden1151:85,6246,323
Austria521:163,75821,504
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
England251:2,228,72284,230
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
France221:3,019,215204,848
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Israel151:570,50941,023
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Kisch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Chiesch, a town near Eger, Bohemia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Kisch is a germanized version of the Hungarian surname Kiss, which means 'small'. It can be an Ashkenazi Jewish surname.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Kisch Last Name Facts

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

Kisch (Russian: Кисч) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kisch is the 229,112th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,119,585 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kisch reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 747 people, or 1 in 485,219. In The United States Kisch is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 29 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Kisch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kisch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,767 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kisch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kisch surname are 7.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kisch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 288.26% more than the national average, earning R 922,656 per year; in United States they earn 8.15% more than the national average, earning $46,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,488 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kische91101/
Kiesch9199/
Keisch9159/
Kaisch9155/
Kuisch9152/
Koisch9116/
Kischj911/
Kiosch911/
Kishch911/
Kish8918,156/
Kisc892/
Keitsch83525/
Kitsche83135/
Koitsch8394/
Koische8311/
Kaitsch833/
Keische831/
Khishch831/
Kisscsh831/
Keischt830/
Keistch830/
Kaish804,033/
Kishe80705/
Kesch80306/
Keish80163/
Khish8099/
Kissh8073/
Kuish8055/
Cisch8046/
Käsch8039/
Koish8030/
Kishz8024/
Kiesh807/
Kysch803/
Kicht802/
Kiosh801/
Kishh801/
Kgish801/
Kishs801/
Kischová774/
Khishche771/
Kis7532,624/
Kic751,006/
Keusch732,747/
Kaishe73168/
Kätsch73116/
Kishsh7369/
Käsche7334/
Khoish7316/
Khishe7314/
Koitch7313/
Keesch7313/
Kesche7312/
Kyshch739/
Keishe739/
Kedsch736/
Khoich734/
Khaish733/
Khisht733/
Koiseh733/
Kaishs732/
Kiszcz732/
Keshch732/
Kuitch732/
Kaishd731/
Kaishp731/
Kaisht731/
Kaisjh731/
Khuish731/
Kaitch730/
Chisch730/
Quisch730/
Kiss67181,099/
Kesh6722,785/
Kais679,833/
Kise677,338/
Kies676,785/
Kysh672,696/
Keis672,098/
Kois671,636/
Kuis67966/
Käch67892/
Kios67694/
Kice67432/
Kishova67253/
Quitsch67241/
Kisz67238/
Kych67231/
Hkic67145/
Khis67109/
Kihs6799/
Kkis6767/
Khic6756/
Kicz6724/
Ketsche6718/
Kitc6717/
Koic6713/
Qich6710/
Koitche6710/
Keshche678/
Kesc677/
Cish676/
Kahaich675/
Kishtse674/
Qish674/
Kixh674/
Kijh674/
Kieszcz672/
Kidc671/
Kizh671/
Khaitsh671/
Kijc671/
Kishová671/
Kishowa671/
Kisczcz671/
Kišs671/
Késh671/
Kheiche671/
Ckis671/
Kqic671/
Kqis671/
Gkic671/
Kkic671/
Kjsc671/
Kihx671/
Kijs671/

Kisch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kisch in the Russian language
Кисчkisc-

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