Kist Surname

68,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kist Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,6511:80,7523,029
United States1,4911:243,09823,197
Germany1,4731:54,6547,095
Netherlands1,0281:16,4272,526
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
Canada611:604,02649,778
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Austria201:425,77243,235
England191:2,932,529101,561
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:233,57519,635

Kist (164) may also be a first name.

Kist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kist (Bengali: কিস্ত, Hindi: किस्त, Russian: Кист) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kist? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,412th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,003,656 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Kist reside; 37 percent reside in South America and 37 percent reside in Luso-South America. Kist is also the 715,247th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 164 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is carried by 2,651 people, or 1 in 80,752. In Brazil Kist is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 67 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 18 percent reside and Paraná, where 9 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 20 percent reside.

Kist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kist has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kist Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kist surname are 9.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.53% registered with the party.

The amount Kist earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.37% more than the national average, earning $44,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $47,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keist89706/
Kiste89491/
Kiest89247/
Kuist8977/
Kaist8958/
Kisst8949/
Kiszt8918/
Kistt8917/
Khist8915/
Kisht8910/
Koist894/
Kisth891/
Kiost890/
Khiste802,444/
Kaisth8040/
Kaiste8039/
Koiste8029/
Khaist8016/
Kishte8014/
Kaiset809/
Kidste804/
Khisht803/
Keisth803/
Kuiste803/
Keiste802/
Kistte801/
Khidst801/
Kirzst801/
Kaisht801/
Kiesth800/
Kisthe800/
Kust751,726/
Kest75694/
Küst75267/
Kyst75124/
Käst7552/
Cist7516/
Qist756/
Kixt753/
Kizt751/
Kistova7321/
Khishte736/
Kaisset733/
Kistowa733/
Khaiset731/
Keisett730/
Keischt730/
Quist6722,224/
Keast675,218/
Keste67446/
Kesht67261/
Kuest67182/
Kayst67115/
Chist6770/
Khyst6746/
Khistova6737/
Keistová6730/
Keust6728/
Keest6720/
Kejst6715/
Küste6714/
Kusht6713/
Kuust6711/
Kishtova679/
Kyste678/
Kesth676/
Kyset675/
Khust675/
Kusth674/
Kicht672/
Caist672/
Khest672/
Cisth672/
Cuist672/
Koistová672/
Ckyst671/
Keyst671/
Kestz671/
Kajst671/
Qaist671/
Ceist671/
Cisst670/
Kuhst670/

Kist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kist in the Bengali language
কিস্তkista-
Kist in the Hindi language
किस्तkista75
किसतkisata25
Kist in the Russian language
Кистkist-

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Kist Reference & Research

Kiest DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kiest 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 Kist
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