Kishia Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kishia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kishia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2501:211,76617,801
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Kishia (499) may also be a first name.

Kishia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kishia (Oriya: କିଶିଆ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kishia.

How Common Is The Last Name Kishia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kishia is the 993,593rd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kishia live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kishia is also the 379,662nd most common first name world-wide, borne by 499 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 211,766. In Tanzania Kishia is mostly concentrated in: Manyara Region, where 51 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 45 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Kishia Last Name Statistics demography

Kishia earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $41,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishija9238/
Keishia924/
Koishia922/
Kishsia921/
Kisia913,485/
Kishaija86428/
Kisheija8687/
Kishijja862/
Kishijya861/
Kishio83357/
Kisiah83198/
Kissia83120/
Kushia8347/
Keshia8328/
Kaisia8328/
Kiosia8324/
Koisia8312/
Kiszia837/
Kishya834/
Kiesia834/
Khisia834/
Kisiaa832/
Kisiae832/
Kiscia831/
Kisiha831/
Kuisia831/
Kyshia830/
Kaishaija801/
Kishaijja801/
Kisheijja801/
Kishijjah801/
Kissiah77233/
Koissia77150/
Kaishya7771/
Khushia7770/
Koisiah7766/
Kishiho7764/
Khoisia7755/
Khaisia7751/
Kisaija7718/
Kissias7713/
Keshiah7712/
Kiseyia779/
Kkissia778/
Kischio778/
Kisaiya778/
Kishyap775/
Kisheha774/
Keyshia772/
Kaisiah772/
Kaissia772/
Koishya771/
Keashia771/
Keisiah771/
Kisjaha771/
Quishia771/
Kisiaee771/
Koishea771/
Kisyoha771/
Kisehei771/
Kitsias771/
Kiseiya771/
Kisuyia771/
Keschia771/
Khuisia771/
Kayshia770/
Keeshia770/
Kesia73602/
Kusia73337/
Kisya73161/
Kysia7318/
Késia7314/
Kisja732/
Cisia731/
Khisaiya7128/
Keshaiya713/
Khuichia711/
Kizzsiah711/
Kishjaha711/
Khushiah711/
Kaisaija711/
Kusheija711/
Kitchias710/
Kiosya671,889/
Cuisia67279/
Kessia67221/
Khusia67192/
Kuseha67172/
Kissya67169/
Keshya67131/
Chisia67123/
Kusiah67115/
Kišija67113/
Kushio67110/
Kichihaha6796/
Kesiah6762/
Kisheo6759/
Kussia6753/
Caisia6751/
Kaisya6739/
Kiseľa6728/
Quisia6725/
Kiszio6722/
Késsia6717/
Keshio6716/
Kesiae6712/
Kusiha6710/
Kissio6710/
Kushya679/
Kuisya679/
Cushia675/
Khesia674/
Kishahayo673/
Keysia672/
Kescia672/
Kuusia672/
Kaysia671/
Kaisahaya671/
Keshaiiah671/
Kesiaa671/
Kesiat671/
Kisjho671/
Kyssia671/
Kuhsia671/
Kiseah671/
Cissia671/
Kíssia671/
Keusia671/
Keisya671/
Khisea671/
Kisyaz671/
Kishyo671/
Keesia671/
Khusheyia671/

Kishia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kishia in the Oriya language
କିଶିଆkisi'a-

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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 Kishia
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