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
The surname Kissim (Tibetan: ཀིཤ་ཤིམ་) occurs most in Malaysia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kissim? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,373,373rd most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Kissim is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kissim are found; 35 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kissim is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.
It is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Sabah, where 64 percent reside, Johor, where 9 percent reside and Penang, where 9 percent reside. Besides Malaysia Kissim occurs in 8 countries. It is also found 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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