Kismir Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kismir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kismir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1241:372,41921,454
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Kişmir (1,283) are calculated separately.

Kismir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kismir is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kişmir. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kismir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Kismir reside; 78 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Kismir is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 372,419. In Kenya it is most common in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Other than Kenya Kismir exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Kismir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kismir last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kişmir941,283/
Kishmir923/
Kismirr921/
Kismer8322/
Kizmir8321/
Kesmir836/
Kusmir833/
Kissmer7771/
Kusmier7743/
Kushmir7735/
Kuszmir777/
Kismear777/
Keshmir776/
Käsmair772/
Kaismer771/
Chismir771/
Kesmier771/
Keismer771/
Kushmier718/
Kuschmir716/
Kishmehr712/
Kishmeer711/
Keshmire710/
Kizzmier710/
Ketsmire710/
Kissmmer710/
Kesmer67335/
Kusmer67198/
Kißmer6797/
Kičmer6771/
Cusmir6768/
Kusmyr6715/
Keşmir6714/
Kyzmir6713/
Cismer6712/
Kitchmire6711/
Kicmer673/
Kitschmer672/
Kısmır672/
Cesmir671/
Kizmer671/
Kierzmier670/

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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
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  • 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 Kismir
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