Kissima Surname

322,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kissima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kissima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,1321:46,7685,275
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Kissima (4,704) may also be a first name.

Kissima Last Name Facts

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

Kissima (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺴﻤﺎ) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kissima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kissima? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 322,008th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,287,788 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kissima reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kissima is also the 99,876th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,704 people.

The last name Kissima is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,132 people, or 1 in 46,768. In Tanzania Kissima is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 65 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Manyara Region, where 9 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Kissima Last Name Statistics demography

Kissima earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisima922,121/
Kishima861,314/
Kessima8620/
Kussima8620/
Kisimai8610/
Kisoima869/
Kissime869/
Kissimi866/
Kisgima865/
Kisimaa864/
Kissimo862/
Kyssima862/
Kissema861/
Kisimah861/
Kaishima80368/
Kissaimo8054/
Kissimou8032/
Kioshima8027/
Kussimma803/
Kissimer801/
Kishimai801/
Koissimi801/
Kissimme800/
Kisema771,160/
Kusima77572/
Kisuma77366/
Kisimi7752/
Kisimo7743/
Kesima7723/
Kisyma779/
Kisime778/
Cisima772/
Kicima771/
Kissaimou7512/
Kaissemma751/
Kaissimou751/
Kishiemha751/
Kushima717,290/
Keshima71476/
Kisseme71420/
Kishimi71287/
Kaisuma71287/
Kussuma71120/
Kitsimi7149/
Kisieme7141/
Kessema7128/
Kusimah7122/
Chisima7115/
Kyosima719/
Kizeima719/
Kusaima716/
Kissumo716/
Cissema715/
Kissemo714/
Koisime712/
Kessime711/
Kussema711/
Kaisema711/
Kisimei711/
Kusiema711/
Kisyoma711/
Kuisimi711/
Kishema711/
Kissemi711/
Kidsema710/
Chishima674,539/
Kyoshima67180/
Kuusimaa6754/
Kesimaat6737/
Kusaimah6734/
Khusaima6716/
Kessimos677/
Khaisuma676/
Kitchima676/
Kitsuimi674/
Kaishema674/
Ketsimma673/
Kushimah673/
Kishiomi672/
Khushima672/
Kisaimou671/
Chisimma671/
Kishemha671/
Kessemah671/
Kessaimi671/
Kessimou671/
Khishimi671/
Kaisimos671/
Kaisimou671/
Kissemou671/
Kitshimi671/
Koisaimi671/
Quissuma671/

Kissima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kissima in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺴﻤﺎksma33.33
ﻛﻴﺴﻴﻤﺎkysyma33.33
ﻛﻴﺴﻤﺎkysma16.67
ﻛﻴﺴﻤﻰkysmy16.67

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