Kissi Surname
Approximately 24,902 people bear this surname
Kissi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 17,179 | 1:1,573 | 259 |
| Ivory Coast | 3,156 | 1:7,310 | 636 |
| Morocco | 1,772 | 1:19,456 | 3,003 |
| Tanzania | 603 | 1:87,797 | 8,871 |
| Algeria | 557 | 1:69,356 | 11,317 |
| Benin | 398 | 1:25,969 | 3,480 |
| United States | 263 | 1:1,378,171 | 95,481 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| England | 125 | 1:445,744 | 29,621 |
| Belgium | 115 | 1:99,971 | 15,234 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Liberia | 70 | 1:62,979 | 5,477 |
| Congo | 60 | 1:83,152 | 7,031 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Slovakia | 39 | 1:136,832 | 24,940 |
| Mauritania | 34 | 1:120,437 | 7,101 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Kišši (5) are calculated separately.
Kissi (4,858) may also be a first name.
Kissi Demographics
Average Kissi Salary in
United States
$47,470 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Kissi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kissi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﺴﻲ | kysy | - |
| Kissi in the Hindi language | ||
| किस्सी | kis'si | - |
| Kissi in the Russian language | ||
| Кисси | kissi | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kissi
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