Komissar Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Norway

Komissar Surname User-submission:

Komissar is a surname of Slavic origin, which means 'commissioners'.

Komissar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3571:403,70638,943
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Norway151:342,81932,589
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Israel101:855,76354,181
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Komissar (73) may also be a first name.

Komissar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Komissar is a surname of Slavic origin, which means 'commissioners'.

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Komissar Last Name Facts

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

Komissar (Georgian: კომისსარ, Russian: Комиссар) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Komissar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 701,000th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. Komissar is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Komissar reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Komissar is also the 1,134,117th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 73 people.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 403,706. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 38 percent live, Moscow, where 11 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent live. Aside from Russia Komissar occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Komissar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Komissar last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 40% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Komissar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.5% more than the national average, earning 482,765 kr per year and in United States they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $44,733 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Komissar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Komissar in the Georgian language
კომისსარkomissar-
Komissar in the Russian language
Комиссарkomissar-

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