Mkiss Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mkiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mkiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mkiss (11) may also be a first name.

Mkiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mkiss is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mkiss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mkiss is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Mkiss is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Mkiss reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name internationally, held by 11 people.

The surname Mkiss is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Mkiss is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Mkiss is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 25 percent are found and Hungary, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKiss912/
McKisse830/
Mkise8044/
Mkais809/
Mkeis801/
Mckis801/
McIss801/
Mkhise7329/
Mkhais731/
McKess731/
McKish730/
McGiss730/
Mkes67481/
Mkhaise6715/
Mqis671/
Mkhizse671/
Mkiz671/
Mckeish671/

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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 Mkiss
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