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.
- knaibeiKissa Demographics
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 surname Kissa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺴﺔ, Hindi: किस्सा, Russian: Кисса) is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Kišša. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kissa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 51,242nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 728,390 people. Kissa is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Kissa are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kissa is also the 54,306th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 11,962 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 5,929 people, or 1 in 6,584. In Uganda it is most common in: Kapchorwa District, where 20 percent are found, Kween District, where 20 percent are found and Bulambuli District, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.
Kissa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (55%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Kissa last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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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