Kissim Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Kissim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kissim (17) may also be a first name.
Kissim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kissim Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kissim (Tibetan: ཀིཤ་ཤིམ་) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kissim? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kissim is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Kissim live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kissim is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 17 people.
The surname Kissim is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sabah, where 64 percent reside, Johor, where 9 percent reside and Penang, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 24 percent reside and Cameroon, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kissime | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kissiem | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kaissim | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kisim | 91 | 132 | / |
| Kaissiem | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kissimme | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kishim | 83 | 23 | / |
| Kessim | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kissem | 83 | 13 | / |
| Khisim | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kaisim | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kisime | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kussim | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kisiem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qissim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cissim | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kissimova | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kisseme | 77 | 420 | / |
| Kisieme | 77 | 41 | / |
| Chissim | 77 | 7 | / |
| Khishim | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kuissem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koisime | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keassim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koissem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kussiem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kessime | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keishim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaishim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khissimova | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kesim | 73 | 5,187 | / |
| Kusim | 73 | 328 | / |
| Kisem | 73 | 71 | / |
| Küsim | 73 | 38 | / |
| Kicim | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kisimova | 71 | 477 | / |
| Chisim | 67 | 4,103 | / |
| Kiseme | 67 | 1,991 | / |
| Kessem | 67 | 551 | / |
| Kesime | 67 | 397 | / |
| Kaysim | 67 | 186 | / |
| Caisim | 67 | 177 | / |
| Kaisem | 67 | 80 | / |
| Kushim | 67 | 76 | / |
| Keshim | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kussem | 67 | 53 | / |
| Khisimova | 67 | 31 | / |
| Quisim | 67 | 30 | / |
| Koizim | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kussym | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kyosim | 67 | 14 | / |
| Koicim | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kaisym | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kiseem | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kusaim | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khicim | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qaisim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kuysim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cessim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keasim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khusim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khesim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kishimova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kesiem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kisemh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyseim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajsim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qishim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kishem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketsim | 67 | 1 | / |
Kissim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kissim in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀིཤ་ཤིམ་ | kishashim | - |
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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 Kissim
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