Kissa Surname
Approximately 10,005 people bear this surname
Kissa Surname User-submission:
This surname comes from a name given to a child born after the birth of twin siblings.
Kissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,929 | 1:6,584 | 1,159 |
| Mali | 774 | 1:21,924 | 790 |
| Tanzania | 599 | 1:88,383 | 8,935 |
| Russia | 496 | 1:290,571 | 29,949 |
| Greece | 483 | 1:22,940 | 3,378 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Turkey | 284 | 1:274,019 | 18,456 |
| Niger | 116 | 1:165,448 | 5,964 |
| Ivory Coast | 102 | 1:226,189 | 9,304 |
| Kenya | 86 | 1:536,976 | 26,431 |
| Congo | 83 | 1:60,110 | 5,403 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Benin | 65 | 1:159,009 | 16,217 |
| Slovakia | 59 | 1:90,448 | 17,420 |
| Belarus | 54 | 1:175,946 | 23,201 |
| Senegal | 52 | 1:280,372 | 1,612 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Kazakhstan | 45 | 1:392,944 | 30,781 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Estonia | 38 | 1:34,784 | 6,408 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Moldova | 36 | 1:98,927 | 11,954 |
| Uzbekistan | 27 | 1:1,145,524 | 21,534 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Kišša (239) are calculated separately.
Kissa (11,962) may also be a first name.
Kissa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from a name given to a child born after the birth of twin siblings.
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Average Kissa Salary in
United States
$39,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺴﺔ, Hindi: किस्सा, Russian: Кисса) is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kišša. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 51,242nd most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,390 people. Kissa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kissa live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 54,306th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 11,962 people.
The last name Kissa is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,929 people, or 1 in 6,584. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kapchorwa District, where 20 percent live, Kween District, where 20 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 17 percent live. Barring Uganda it exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 8 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.
Kissa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kissa last name is predominantly Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kissa are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.
Kissa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.17% less than the national average, earning $39,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kissa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﺴﺔ | kyst | - |
| Kissa in the Hindi language | ||
| किस्सा | kis'sa | 97.75 |
| किस्स | kis'sa | 1.12 |
| किससा | kisasa | 1.12 |
| Kissa in the Russian language | ||
| Кисса | kissa | - |
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Footnotes
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