Kiska Surname

67,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kiska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,6531:25,4953,593
Belarus4771:19,9183,358
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Kazakhstan1841:96,10110,780
Slovakia1131:47,2259,049
India921:8,337,667172,929
Turkey581:1,341,74954,680
Hungary461:213,39717,734
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
North Macedonia331:63,6816,407
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Azerbaijan231:419,5278,573
Moldova211:169,58917,028
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Transnistria201:23,7354,200
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Austria131:655,03358,041
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Israel121:713,13647,700
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Kiška (192) are calculated separately.

Kiska (1,647) may also be a first name.

Kiska Last Name Facts

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

Kiska (Hindi: किस्का, Oriya: କି, Russian: Киска) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be rendered as: Kiška. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiska? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,971st most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 996,792 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Kiska are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 189,909th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 1,647 people.

The surname Kiska is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 5,653 people, or 1 in 25,495. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 19 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Kiska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kiska has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kiska last name rose 8,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiska Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kiska surname is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kiska are 16.81% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kiska earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $46,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.1% more than the national average, earning $74,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiška93192/
Kiszka914,290/
Kishka91506/
Kisska91320/
Kiskha9157/
Kieska9111/
Kaiska915/
Kiskay915/
Kiskai912/
Khiska911/
Kuiska911/
Keiska910/
Kischka83166/
Kitskay8328/
Kieszka8321/
Kiszcka835/
Khuiska831/
Kiskaya831/
Kishkay831/
Kieskka831/
Keska80329/
Kiske80318/
Kiski80213/
Kyska80137/
Kizka80115/
Qiska8099/
Kisky8064/
Kisca802/
Kiské801/
Kjska801/
Khishkai771/
Kyshka731,174/
Kieski73270/
Keshka73214/
Keiski73201/
Kishky73138/
Kioski73132/
Kieske7351/
Keszka7334/
Kuskay7328/
Kioske7326/
Kiskiç7323/
Kitsky7321/
Kišška7319/
Kishki7318/
Kiskui7315/
Keiske7315/
Kyszka7311/
Kishke739/
Quiska739/
Kiesky738/
Kiskuy737/
Kiskie737/
Khiski736/
Kiskio735/
Kaiski735/
Keskai733/
Kisski732/
Kheska731/
Kitski731/
Kiscki731/
Koiski731/
Koisky731/
Cuiska731/
Keisky731/
Kajska731/
Kiszke731/
Kiszki731/
Kuskai731/
Kujska731/
Kiskey730/
Kuiski730/
Kissky730/
Khizskaya711/
Kishskaya711/
Keisker67259/
Kytskai67160/
Kischke67144/
Kishkis67109/
Kiszkis6790/
Kheshka6719/
Kaiseke6715/
Keschka679/
Qishkaj677/
Kheskha676/
Khizsky674/
Khitsky673/
Kaitsky672/
Koiskys672/
Kheyska671/
Kiezsky671/
Kishkiy671/
Kiskcki671/
Kissker671/
Keshkha671/
Keskeha671/
Kisskiz671/
Kishkki671/
Kishkoy671/
Quiscka671/
Kiescki671/
Kitshke670/
Ceiskay670/
Kieshki670/
Kiskeys670/
Keiskey670/

Kiska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiska in the Hindi language
किस्काkiska-
Kiska in the Oriya language
କିki-
Kiska in the Russian language
Кискаkiska-

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Footnotes

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