Kishk Surname

53,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kishk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kishk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8,3901:10,9581,302
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Palestine901:50,5435,136
Israel501:171,15317,369
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Lebanon221:256,2319,426
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
England61:9,286,343223,652
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Kishk (11) may also be a first name.

Kishk Last Name Facts

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

Kishk is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kishk? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 53,321st most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 760,784 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kishk live; 88 percent live in North Africa and 88 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

Kishk is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 8,390 people, or 1 in 10,958. Beside Egypt this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside and Kuwait, where 1 percent reside.

Kishk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kishk last name is principally Jewish (89%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Kishk surname are 20.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.68% registered with the party.

Kishk earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keishk9128/
Kishke919/
Kischk915/
Kishsk911/
Kisk8969/
Kischke83144/
Khuishk831/
Kitshke830/
Keshk8010,019/
Kushk80537/
Kiske80318/
Kaisk8034/
Kissk805/
Kuisk804/
Kiosk804/
Keisk802/
Kisck801/
Kiesk801/
Kitschke77627/
Kishkova77211/
Keischke779/
Koischke771/
Kishková771/
Khushk737,299/
Kaisek7334/
Kyshek7332/
Kuschk7321/
Keiske7315/
Kieszk7310/
Keisek732/
Koisek732/
Keshke731/
Kiszke731/
Kuhshk731/
Kizsks731/
Khaisk731/
Kaiskk731/
Kuisks730/
Kichke730/
Kischková711/
Khishkova711/
Kusk671,464/
Käsk67115/
Kisková6798/
Kiskova6793/
Keschke6752/
Kesk6726/
Kaiseke6715/
Kysk678/
Cisk676/
Kizk674/
Khushkh672/
Kisq672/
Kisc672/
Keiszek672/
Küschke671/
Kheshke671/
Khaisek671/
Kisscsh671/
Khuiskh671/

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