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 surname Kishm (Hindi: किश्म) is found in Iraq more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kishm? popularity and diffusion
Kishm is the 1,596,935th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kishm are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 95 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 289,435. Other than Iraq Kishm occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
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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