Kizziah Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

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

Kizziah Surname User-submission:

The Kizziah surname is Native American. It comes from the Tuscarora Indians and is the name of one of the Tuscarora clans. This name is believed to have come from an early Tuscaroran Chief named Kizziah, (which means 'black rabbit'). A document still survives from the early 1600s in which Chief Kizziah signed his name trading his lands to the United States Government.

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Kizziah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7271:498,56841,951
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kizziah (35) may also be a first name.

Kizziah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kizziah surname is Native American. It comes from the Tuscarora Indians and is the name of one of the Tuscarora clans. This name is believed to have come from an early Tuscaroran Chief named Kizziah, (which means 'black rabbit'). A document still survives from the early 1600s in which Chief Kizziah signed his name trading his lands to the United States Government. It is said he then moved the majority of his people to a reservation in New York State. The rest of his clan chose to move to the reservation in Cherokee, North Carolina.

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Kizziah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kizziah occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kizziah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kizziah is the 463,189th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,010,365 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Kizziah reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 35 people.

The last name Kizziah is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 727 people, or 1 in 498,568. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Alabama, where 51 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Kizziah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kizziah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kizziah surname increased 4,039 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kizziah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kizziah last name are 13.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.75% registered to vote for the political party.

Kizziah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.8% less than the national average, earning $36,763 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kizzah9210/
Kezziah8624/
Khizzah8610/
Kizza8334,391/
Keizza7718/
Kaizza772/
Kezzah772/
Kizzei771/
Khizza771/
Kizhzha713/
Chizzah711/
Khuzzah711/
Kezza67159/
Kuzza6717/
Kizzo674/

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