Kiš Surname

67,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Kiš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia5,5981:1,276178
Croatia8001:5,286701
Slovakia7261:7,350727
Czechia1361:78,18713,110
Slovenia1281:19,4354,406
Montenegro111:58,1423,476
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kis (32,624) & Kiş (4,102) are calculated separately.

Kiš (27) may also be a first name.

Kiš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiš is found most frequently in Serbia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kis or Kiş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiš? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 67,125th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 982,679 people. The surname Kiš occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kiš reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Kiš is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 27 people.

It is most numerous in Serbia, where it is borne by 5,598 people, or 1 in 1,276. In Serbia it is most common in: South Bačka District, where 26 percent reside, North Bačka District, where 19 percent reside and North Banat District, where 18 percent reside. Other than Serbia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 11 percent reside and Slovakia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kis8932,624/
Kiş894,102/
Kišš86904/
Koiš86265/
Kaiš8622/
Kuiš8615/
Kišs861/
Keišs7518/
Kij672,420/
Kic671,006/
Kiz67411/
Kiß67167/
Keš6757/
Kič6756/
Kišova6710/
Kyš674/
Kiç671/
Ciš671/

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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 Kiš
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