Kiys Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Kiys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kiys (10) may also be a first name.

Kiys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiys (Russian: Кийс) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiys? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Kiys live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 36 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kiys is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The last name Kiys is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 28,824,611. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 20 percent are found, Novgorod Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Pskov Oblast, where 20 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 36 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiysh89317/
Kiyos897/
Kiyts891/
Kiyosh8011/
Kaiyes805/
Koiyes802/
Keiyes801/
Kies756,785/
Kyes75617/
Kiis75425/
Käis75155/
Kiès7531/
Kyis7515/
Kiyx751/
Kiés751/
Kaiyesh731/
Kiese676,731/
Keays671,669/
Kiess671,352/
Kiesz67522/
Keeys67366/
Kyese6793/
Keais6782/
Kiise6747/
Kiiss6745/
Kehis6732/
Kiejs6730/
Kiist6721/
Käiss6719/
Kyays6714/
Kyets6712/
Kiesh677/
Khies675/
Kioes675/
Ciysz673/
Kiits673/
Kiehs672/
Kjyes671/
Kyies671/
Kjish671/
Kyesh671/
Kiois671/
Khiis671/
Kiesø671/
Keois670/
Kjise670/

Kiys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiys in the Russian language
Кийсkijs-

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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 Kiys
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