Kişmir Surname

297,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kişmir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kişmir Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,2521:62,1585,925
Northern Cyprus311:10,2912,613

The alternate forms: Kismir (158) are calculated separately.

Kişmir (18) may also be a first name.

Kişmir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kişmir is most common in Turkey. It may also appear as: Kismir. For other possible spellings of Kişmir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kişmir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kişmir is the 297,114th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,680,083 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Kişmir live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Kişmir is also the 2,608,198th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 18 people.

It is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,252 people, or 1 in 62,158. In Turkey Kişmir is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 39 percent live, Aydin Province, where 12 percent live and Siirt Province, where 11 percent live. Besides Turkey it is found in one country. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kismir94158/
Kizmir8321/
Keşmir8314/
Kishmir773/
Kismirr771/
Kizzmier710/
Kißmer6797/
Kičmer6771/
Kismer6722/
Kyzmir6713/
Kitchmire6711/
Kesmir676/
Kicmer673/
Kizmer671/
Kierzmier670/
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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 Kişmir
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