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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Kissa Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Kissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺴﺔ, Hindi: किस्सा, Russian: Кисса) occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kišša. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kissa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,242nd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,390 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kissa live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kissa is also the 54,306th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 11,962 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 5,929 people, or 1 in 6,584. In Uganda Kissa is primarily concentrated in: Kapchorwa District, where 20 percent reside, Kween District, where 20 percent reside and Bulambuli District, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 8 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Kissa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kissa surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being 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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