Kista Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kista Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kista Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2991:181,19619,872
India2701:2,840,98386,804
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Kišta (16) are calculated separately.

Kista (2,674) may also be a first name.

Kista Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kista (Bengali: কিস্ট, Hindi: किस्ता, Oriya: କି, Russian: Киста) is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kišta. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kista? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 480,521st most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,500,787 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 49 percent of Kista live; 44 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kista is also the 141,753rd most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 2,674 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 299 people, or 1 in 181,196. In South Africa Kista is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 85 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 0 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in India, where 39 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Kista Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kista earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 59.39% more than the national average, earning R 378,768 per year and in United States they earn 49.06% more than the national average, earning $64,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kišta9316/
Kishta913,700/
Kistah9170/
Kaista9130/
Khista9117/
Kistaj9110/
Koista918/
Kuista917/
Kistha915/
Kistaa914/
Kiszta911/
Kistta911/
Kistaş911/
Keista910/
Khaista833,554/
Kaistha83496/
Kistaiy83181/
Koiseta8392/
Kishtha8341/
Kistaya8323/
Khishta8314/
Kaistay834/
Kishtah834/
Kaishta833/
Kistaih833/
Kistoha833/
Kuistad832/
Kiostha831/
Kishtai831/
Kishtay831/
Kistaia831/
Kuistha831/
Khistah831/
Kaitsta831/
Kistacz831/
Kkistas831/
Kisto801,055/
Kisti80612/
Kiste80491/
Kusta80373/
Kesta80230/
Kisty8073/
Cista8062/
Kysta801/
Kishtaya7716/
Kaisttea7710/
Khaishta776/
Kishtaia773/
Khaistah773/
Kaishtha772/
Khaistay772/
Kishtaih771/
Kuistadt771/
Khaistha771/
Keshta733,322/
Khiste732,444/
Kushta731,702/
Khisti73911/
Kistoo73623/
Kaisto73345/
Koisti73156/
Khisty73154/
Kustaa73101/
Kyshta7398/
Kishto7387/
Kuisti7384/
Kishti7380/
Keisti7368/
Kuszta7366/
Kaisti7352/
Kistót7341/
Kaiste7339/
Kestay7334/
Kystad7333/
Quista7332/
Koiste7329/
Kistih7326/
Qishta7324/
Khesta7323/
Kestha7321/
Chista7320/
Kustha7315/
Kishte7314/
Kiztaş7314/
Khisto7310/
Kisthy739/
Kestad738/
Kustay737/
Kuesta737/
Kistee737/
Kishty736/
Kisthi735/
Cuista735/
Keisto735/
Kaysta734/
Kistou734/
Kiztas734/
Kidste734/
Kistey733/
Kistho733/
Kuiste733/
Coista733/
Kuisty732/
Kistio732/
Keiste732/
Kestai732/
Kystau732/
Cistea732/
Gkisto732/
Kistei731/
Kistoj731/
Kistto731/
Koysta731/
Kestat731/
Kistej731/
Kistte731/
Kistty731/
Kiszty731/
Khysta731/
Kisthe730/
Caista730/
Kestea730/
Kistep730/
Kistauova7189/
Kistahaih713/
Kishthaya711/
Qishtah67856/
Kishtoo67340/
Quistad67111/
Kuister6743/
Kaystha6741/
Kaistho6734/
Kjæstad6729/
Kuistio6712/
Cuistas6711/
Quistas6711/
Kistóth6711/
Kiszter6710/
Kushtai679/
Khishte676/
Khaysta676/
Kayshta675/
Kisthoo675/
Khishti674/
Kaisted674/
Chishta674/
Chistah674/
Khustai674/
Kushtha673/
Kistter673/
Kushtay673/
Kajstad673/
Kidstop672/
Kaisthy672/
Kistoth672/
Kuschta672/
Chistai672/
Kjøstad672/
Koistio672/
Khaisto672/
Keistes671/
Kishtip671/
Kishtoj671/
Kishtti671/
Kistich671/
Koister671/
Kustaha671/
Kusteau671/
Keshtah671/
Keshtha671/
Khistoo671/
Gkistis671/
Coistas671/
Ckister671/
Kushhta671/
Khaisti671/
Kheesta671/
Keisted670/
Kisttey670/
Kisttee670/
Keistee670/
Keistez670/
Kisteer670/

Kista Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kista in the Bengali language
কিস্টkista-
Kista in the Hindi language
किस्ताkista73.33
किष्टाkista15.56
किश्ताkista4.44
किस्टाkista3.7
किश्टाkista1.48
किसताkisata0.74
कीसताkisata0.74
Kista in the Oriya language
କିki60.61
କିାkia33.33
କିାତାିkiatai3.03
କିସୁkisu3.03
Kista in the Russian language
Кистаkista-

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Footnotes

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