Kişi Surname
Approximately 3,457 people bear this surname
Kişi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 3,408 | 1:22,835 | 2,641 |
| Northern Cyprus | 47 | 1:6,787 | 1,523 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Kisi (5,815) & Kiši (8) are calculated separately.
Kişi (21) may also be a first name.
Kişi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kişi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kişi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﺴﻲ, Hindi: किसी, Oriya: କିସି) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kisi or Kiši. For other possible spellings of Kişi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kişi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kişi is the 130,838th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,108,055 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kişi reside; 89 percent reside in West Asia and 89 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kişi is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.
The last name Kişi is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 3,408 people, or 1 in 22,835. In Turkey Kişi is mostly concentrated in: Bingol Province, where 18 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside and Kahramanmaras Province, where 15 percent reside. Beside Turkey Kişi is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kisi | 92 | 5,815 | / |
| Kiši | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kici | 75 | 779 | / |
| Kiçi | 75 | 182 | / |
| Kiči | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kishi | 67 | 76,647 | / |
| Kissi | 67 | 24,902 | / |
| Kaisi | 67 | 12,117 | / |
| Kisoi | 67 | 1,872 | / |
| Kisai | 67 | 1,269 | / |
| Kišić | 67 | 900 | / |
| Khici | 67 | 679 | / |
| Kiosi | 67 | 554 | / |
| Kuisi | 67 | 438 | / |
| Kisui | 67 | 427 | / |
| Kiesi | 67 | 306 | / |
| Kaici | 67 | 285 | / |
| Kisei | 67 | 267 | / |
| Khisi | 67 | 245 | / |
| Kişer | 67 | 154 | / |
| Kisie | 67 | 148 | / |
| Kisci | 67 | 130 | / |
| Kisii | 67 | 96 | / |
| Gkizi | 67 | 88 | / |
| Keisi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Koisi | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kiszi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kičiň | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kišič | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kisih | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kißio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kišši | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kisiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kesii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koici | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kiçgi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kioci | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keici | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kisič | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiççi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chişi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kixhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kicei | 67 | 1 | / |
Kişi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kişi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﺴﻲ | sysy | - |
| Kişi in the Hindi language | ||
| किसी | kisi | 79.17 |
| कीसी | kisi | 20.83 |
| Kişi in the Oriya language | ||
| କିସି | kisi | 54.17 |
| କିଶି | kisi | 29.17 |
| କିଷୀ | kisi | 4.17 |
| କିଷି | kisi | 4.17 |
| କୀଶି | kisi | 4.17 |
| କିସୀ | kisi | 4.17 |
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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
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- 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 Kişi
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