Kishm Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Kishm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 121 | 1:289,435 | 5,881 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Kishm (11) may also be a first name.
Kishm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kishm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kishm (Hindi: किश्म) occurs most in Iraq. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kishm? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,596,935th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kishm reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Levant. Kishm is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.
Kishm is most numerous in Iraq, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 289,435. Not including Iraq this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 2 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kishm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kishm in the Hindi language | ||
| किश्म | kisma | 60 |
| किशम | kisama | 40 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kishm
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