Kisht Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Kisht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kisht (292) may also be a first name.

Kisht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kisht (Bengali: কিষ্ট, Hindi: किश्त, Russian: Кишт) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisht? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Kisht is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kisht live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kisht is also the 516,683rd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 292 people.

This surname is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,019,148. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Paktia, where 25 percent reside, Ghazni, where 13 percent reside and Herat, where 13 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kishte9114/
Khisht913/
Kaisht911/
Kist897,261/
Khishte836/
Keischt830/
Keist80706/
Kiste80491/
Kesht80261/
Kiest80247/
Kuist8077/
Kaist8058/
Kisst8049/
Kiszt8018/
Kistt8017/
Khist8015/
Kusht8013/
Koist804/
Kicht802/
Kisth801/
Kiost800/
Kishtova779/
Khiste732,444/
Khusht73654/
Khesht73426/
Chisht73275/
Kaisth7340/
Kaiste7339/
Koiste7329/
Khaist7316/
Kuscht7310/
Kaiset739/
Kidste734/
Keisth733/
Kuiste733/
Keiste732/
Keshte732/
Kaishd731/
Kistte731/
Khidst731/
Kushth731/
Kirzst731/
Kiesth730/
Cuisht730/
Kisthe730/
Khishtova7114/
Kust671,726/
Kest67694/
Küst67267/
Kyst67124/
Käst6752/
Kistova6721/
Cist6716/
Qist676/
Kixt673/
Kaisset673/
Kistowa673/
Quishte673/
Khaiset671/
Kizt671/
Kayshth671/
Keisett670/

Kisht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kisht in the Bengali language
কিষ্টkista-
Kisht in the Hindi language
किश्तkista50
कीश्तkista50
Kisht in the Russian language
Киштkist-

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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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  • 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 Kisht
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