Kissinger Surname

64,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kissinger Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Kissingen, a town in Bavaria, Germany.

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Kissinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5121:55,6606,647
Germany6591:122,16314,949
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Kenya371:1,248,10535,192
Austria291:293,63633,260
Israel131:658,28045,106
England111:5,065,278148,650
India101:76,706,538639,611
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4151:35,4904,216

Kissinger (891) may also be a first name.

Kissinger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Kissingen, a town in Bavaria, Germany.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Kissinger is a habitational name deriving from either Kissingen or Kissing, two locations in Germany.

- martintr

Kissinger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kissinger (Marathi: कीसींगर) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kissinger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kissinger is the 64,226th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 935,140 people. Kissinger is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Kissinger are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kissinger is also the 272,255th most common forename globally, held by 891 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,512 people, or 1 in 55,660. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.

Kissinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kissinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kissinger last name rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kissinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kissinger last name are 29.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 82.74% registered with the party.

The amount Kissinger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $42,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.2% less than the national average, earning $47,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kissinger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kissinger in the Marathi language
कीसींगरkisingara-

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Kissinger Reference & Research

Kissinger FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Kissinger 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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