Kissi Surname

21,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kissi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kissi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana17,1791:1,573259
Ivory Coast3,1561:7,310636
Morocco1,7721:19,4563,003
Tanzania6031:87,7978,871
Algeria5571:69,35611,317
Benin3981:25,9693,480
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
England1251:445,74429,621
Belgium1151:99,97115,234
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Liberia701:62,9795,477
Congo601:83,1527,031
France531:1,253,259128,888
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Mauritania341:120,4377,101
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Togo91:805,3086,372
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Scotland91:594,86921,724
India71:109,580,769786,157
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Albania41:728,51420,844
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kišši (5) are calculated separately.

Kissi (4,858) may also be a first name.

Kissi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kissi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺴﻲ, Hindi: किस्सी, Russian: Кисси) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kišši. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kissi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kissi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,836th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 292,649 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kissi are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 97,953rd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 4,858 people.

It is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 17,179 people, or 1 in 1,573. Not including Ghana this last name occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent reside and Morocco, where 7 percent reside.

Kissi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kissi has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 26,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kissi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kissi last name are 36.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kissi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $47,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $48,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaissi913,517/
Koissi91823/
Kuissi91656/
Kissai91547/
Kissie91211/
Kiossi91158/
Kissui91109/
Kiessi9177/
Khissi9113/
Kissei9113/
Kissio9110/
Kissiy912/
Kissih912/
Keissi912/
Kisshi911/
Kisi895,815/
Kišši875/
Kisseih832,235/
Kissieh83350/
Kaissis83110/
Kaissai8340/
Kiessie8335/
Kissich8320/
Kuissie8320/
Kaissie839/
Kuissui834/
Koissie831/
Kheissi831/
Koissoi831/
Kuitssi831/
Kuissis831/
Keissei831/
Kishi8076,647/
Kaisi8012,117/
Kissa8010,005/
Kessi805,116/
Kisoi801,872/
Kisai801,269/
Kisse80841/
Kiosi80554/
Qissi80531/
Kissy80459/
Kuisi80438/
Kisui80427/
Kiesi80306/
Kisei80267/
Khisi80245/
Kussi80167/
Kisie80148/
Kisci80130/
Kisii8096/
Cissi8079/
Kässi8066/
Keisi8048/
Koisi8040/
Kiszi8022/
Kisih8012/
Kisiy805/
Kyssi804/
Késsi801/
Kisič801/
Kaissieh7730/
Keissieh7713/
Kiessieh776/
D'Khissi774/
Kessie738,401/
Koishi735,687/
Kiesse734,296/
Kishii731,463/
Kisseh731,299/
Qaissi731,137/
Kissee73916/
Kessai73862/
Kessio73619/
Kaissy73600/
Kiosse73589/
Kishai73528/
Khaisi73508/
Kishie73506/
Kishih73407/
Khishi73391/
Kaishi73364/
Kishio73357/
Kuishi73305/
Kuessi73274/
Kaisse73263/
Keisei73245/
Kissay73234/
Koissy73183/
Kuisse73165/
Kaissa73149/
Kioshi73141/
Kuisis73135/
Khissa73126/
Kaisei73123/
Khisse73104/
Quissi73101/
Kishit73100/
Gkitsi7379/
Gkiosi7377/
Kussie7375/
Kaisoi7365/
Koisse7364/
Chissi7363/
Kishui7363/
Kayssi7360/
Kessei7358/
Kaisai7357/
Kaisih7349/
Keisse7348/
Coissi7348/
Kaisii7345/
Kissey7337/
Cuissi7334/
Keussi7333/
Kuissa7331/
Kitses7320/
Khissy7320/
Kiessa7318/
Kheisi7316/
Kuisie7315/
Kuisys7315/
Koisai7313/
Kisits7313/
Kaisiy7312/
Kessui7312/
Kussyi7312/
Kischi7310/
Kaisie738/
Khussi738/
Koissa738/
Kussai737/
Keishi737/
Kussoi736/
Keissy736/
Caissi736/
Kissoa736/
Kiosai736/
Gkisis735/
Keitsi735/
Kisseu734/
Khuisi734/
Kieshi734/
Keissa734/
Kiszie733/
Kishoi733/
Kiszys733/
Kessoi733/
Kusshi732/
Kisiaa732/
Kisish732/
Kissoy732/
Kaises732/
Cissai732/
Kiessé732/
Kisssa732/
Kuisai732/
Kaihsi731/
Khiesi731/
Kishij731/
Kiszis731/
Kiesie731/
Kiosci731/
Keises731/
Keassi731/
Kessip731/
Keyssi731/
Keissé731/
Kiesei731/
Kisaid731/
Kisshy731/
Kisicz731/
Kissée731/
Kishei731/
Koisci731/
Koisis731/
Kyssih731/
Kussei731/
Kuissy731/
Gkissa731/
Kiszes731/
Kissaî731/
Keisie731/
Kidsoi731/
Kiessy731/
Kisesr730/
Kissha730/
Kesi67134,508/
Kusi6741,120/
Kisa6729,066/
Kise677,338/
Caissie674,035/
Kişi673,457/
Kuisseu67966/
Kici67779/
Cisi67540/
Koisser67257/
Kiçi67182/
Khaisai67157/
Kuessie6782/
Kisaghi6772/
Khaisie6766/
Gkitsis6759/
Käsi6755/
Kisý6739/
Quiessi6730/
Kisy6726/
Kisyoyi6723/
Kaishii6721/
Kiči6714/
Kisuuyi6711/
Kessihe6711/
Koitses679/
Keyssih679/
Khishgi678/
Kischio678/
Kiši678/
Kchishi676/
Kitsais676/
Kaishgi675/
Khaisgi675/
Kisá675/
Kheitsi675/
Kishich674/
Kissets674/
Kitshij674/
Khitsoi674/
Keassio673/
Qisi673/
Kisahai672/
Kaisesh672/
Kissaya672/
Kysi672/
Khaissa672/
Kiesseu672/
Khoissy672/
Keussie672/
Khaishi672/
Kaisaip671/
Kaishai671/
Kaishid671/
Kaissey671/
Kheissy671/
Kisisch671/
Kuesshi671/
Koisaih671/
Quissie671/
Keitshi671/
Kioyshi671/
Kessich671/
Kiessee671/
Kiessey671/
Kheises671/
Kijsser671/
Kihshiy671/
Kisserh671/
Kisuggi671/
Kkoisse671/
Koisaai671/
Kuitshi671/
Gkessis671/
Cuissui671/
Kischie671/
Khaisit671/
Khaisoi671/
Khoiszi671/
Keissyd671/
Kiossuy671/
Kuisich670/
Kissech670/
Keisiet670/
Keisich670/

Kissi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kissi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﺴﻲkysy-
Kissi in the Hindi language
किस्सीkis'si-
Kissi in the Russian language
Киссиkissi-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kissi
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