Kisem Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kisem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Kisem (2,773) may also be a first name.

Kisem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kisem is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Kisem live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 72 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kisem is also the 138,671st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 2,773 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 2,644,984. In Indonesia Kisem is mostly found in: Central Java, where 90 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiseme911,991/
Kaisem9180/
Kiseem9113/
Kissem9113/
Kishem911/
Kisiem911/
Kisemh911/
Kisseme83420/
Kisieme8341/
Kissiem837/
Kisheme833/
Kuissem832/
Koissem831/
Kisdcem831/
Küsem80214/
Kesem80159/
Kisim80132/
Kijem8073/
Kusem8040/
Kizem8017/
Qisem804/
Kaissiem771/
Kessem73551/
Chisem73272/
Kussem7353/
Kigeme7340/
Kissim7334/
Kishim7323/
Kizeme7321/
Keseem7319/
Keesem7315/
Kaisym7313/
Kaisim7312/
Khisim7312/
Keziem7311/
Kuesem738/
Kisime738/
Kedsem734/
Qaisem734/
Keshem733/
Kichem733/
Kyosem733/
Kijeme732/
Keseme731/
Koicem731/
Kuicem731/
Kyseim731/
Kesiem731/
Kitjem731/
Ketshem6769/
Kesieme6734/
Chissem6728/
Kissime679/
Quissem679/
Kitchem675/
Kaizeem675/
Ketszem674/
Khishim674/
Ketseme673/
Kidjeme672/
Kesseme672/
Kaissim672/
Koisime672/
Keishim671/
Kesheem671/
Kaishim671/
Kussiem671/
Kizieme671/
Chishem671/
Keeshem670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kisem
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