Kissig Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Kissig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kissig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Norway61:857,04855,549
England21:27,859,030389,889
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Kissig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kissig (Russian: Киссиг) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kissig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,391,595th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Kissig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kissig live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 1,045,525. In Germany Kissig is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 39 percent reside, Saxony, where 25 percent reside and Berlin, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Norway, where 4 percent reside.

Kissig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kissig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kissig last name expanded 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kissig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kissig last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Kissig earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.62% more than the national average, earning $55,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiessig92204/
Kuissig922/
Keissig921/
Kisig911/
Kissigue868/
Kissik83125/
Kaisig8399/
Kiesig8367/
Kissic8366/
Kessig8333/
Cissig8318/
Keisig839/
Khisig831/
Kisaig831/
Kissick771,885/
Khishig77117/
Kuissic7720/
Kuissik7716/
Koisseg776/
Kissiok773/
Kissike773/
Kiehsig771/
Kieszig771/
Kisic73421/
Kisik73239/
Kusig7336/
Kesig7331/
Kißig735/
Kicig731/
Kissisck712/
Khaishig711/
Kissegue711/
Kisseick711/
Kuissick710/
Kissicks710/
Kießig67603/
Kisike67564/
Kishik67104/
Kaisik6785/
Keisic6735/
Kussik6729/
Kesseg6725/
Cissik6719/
Kissikova6717/
Kesieg6714/
Kisick6714/
Ceisig677/
Kissek676/
Kissyk675/
Kessik674/
Kisics674/
Cussig673/
Kessic673/
Kizeig672/
Kiszeg672/
Kishiq671/
Keisik671/
Keshig671/
Khisik671/
Kiesic671/
Koizig671/
Kusseg671/
Kissiková671/
Kisiec671/
Kisiks671/
Kissík671/
Kiscik671/
Kuusig671/
Kussic670/

Kissig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kissig in the Russian language
Киссигkissig-

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Kissig Reference & Research

Kiessig FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Kissig
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