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 last name Kismir is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Kişmir. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kismir.

How Common Is The Last Name Kismir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,385,851st most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Kismir are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Kismir is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 372,419. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 99 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya Kismir occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Kismir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kismir surname is chiefly 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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