Tisza Surname

189,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Tisza Surname User-submission:

Hungarian surname of persons related to the Tisza river or its neighbourhood. Could take other forms like Tiszai, Tiszavölgyi etc. Already in Ancient Times, the river was called Tisia, whose original meaning is uncertain and disputed.

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Tisza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,8411:5,332620
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Peru1431:222,2679,751
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Tisza (35) may also be a first name.

Tisza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hungarian surname of persons related to the Tisza river or its neighbourhood. Could take other forms like Tiszai, Tiszavölgyi etc. Already in Ancient Times, the river was called Tisia, whose original meaning is uncertain and disputed.

- kalman1959

Tisza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tisza is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tisza? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 189,430th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,267,958 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Tisza live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Tisza is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 35 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is borne by 1,841 people, or 1 in 5,332. In Hungary it is most common in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 43 percent are found, Budapest, where 11 percent are found and Pest County, where 9 percent are found. Beside Hungary this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Peru, where 6 percent are found.

Tisza Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Tisza are 8.47% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.7% registered with the party.

The amount Tisza earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 40.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,281 per year and in United States they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $46,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tiszai91829/
Tiszay9124/
Tisa897,189/
Tiza893,317/
Tisha8027,046/
Tisah802,037/
Tuiza801,893/
Tissa801,866/
Tisia801,013/
Taisa80798/
Thisa80677/
Tizza80557/
Tisaj80474/
Tizai80452/
Tuisa80262/
Taiza80166/
Toisa80149/
Tisas80127/
Tiosa80114/
Tisay80106/
Teisa8077/
Tisat8076/
Tisea8057/
Tisai8048/
Tizaj8047/
Tisap8046/
Tizaa8043/
Tiszó8035/
Tiesa8027/
Titsa8021/
Teiza8014/
Tisga8011/
Tisad806/
Tizau806/
Ttisa804/
Tisau804/
Tisaa804/
Tizay803/
Toiza802/
Tysza802/
Tiszi801/
Ticza801/
Ttiza801/
Tiszaová771/
Taisha73616/
Thisay73463/
Taissa73411/
Tishad73367/
Taisai73218/
Tisaha73172/
Tishah73157/
Thaisa73117/
Tishat73112/
Tiessa7387/
Taisau7371/
Teitsa7365/
Tiszer7356/
Taisay7346/
Tuisha7342/
Taisia7340/
Taisah7338/
Tishaa7337/
Tuitsa7328/
Tuisah7321/
Tiesha7320/
Tischa7318/
Tiossa7313/
Teisha7313/
Tisadh7312/
Thiesa7311/
Titsha739/
Thisah739/
Tuisat738/
Tishea737/
Tissah737/
Tissat737/
Tisead737/
Tuisay736/
Tuisea736/
Toisha735/
Tishay735/
Thisha734/
Theisa734/
Tiosea734/
Tissap734/
Tisgay734/
Taisap734/
Taizza734/
Taitsa733/
Tisahu733/
Tissay733/
Tisjai733/
Thissa732/
Toitsa732/
Tijsze732/
Teissa732/
Taizai732/
Taisad732/
Toisat731/
Ttisaa731/
Tuisaa731/
Tuisad731/
Tisaiy731/
Tissai731/
Titsas731/
Tiesze731/
Taisas731/
Toisah731/
Tizcha731/
Teisah731/
Tuisia731/
Teisau731/
Teisia731/
Taaisa731/
Taisaa731/
Taisaj731/
Toisay731/
Thoiza731/
Tisaja731/
Tissau731/
Tissea731/
Titsap731/
Thisau731/
Tuizza731/
Tisauy731/
Tiesah731/
Tisgaa731/
Ttisha731/
Tidsai731/
Thisai731/
Taisat731/
Tiosha730/
Titsay730/
Toisia730/
Tisast730/
Tiszaiová714/
Tize6710,021/
Tizi678,949/
Tiso675,378/
Tesa673,021/
Tisi672,563/
Teza671,456/
Tise671,133/
Theisay67673/
Tizo67583/
Tysa6779/
Thizeau6775/
Tixa6767/
Tisahai6753/
Toisaph6744/
Tissait6742/
Toisouz6724/
Thiseau6723/
Thaisai6714/
Thiessa679/
Tishaus679/
Tiesaah679/
Tishcha676/
Taishau675/
Thissat675/
Tisy673/
Tiseaux673/
Thiesze673/
Tishaya672/
Tizy672/
Tiça672/
Tissaud672/
Thaisha672/
Tizj672/
Thaisah671/
Thaisay671/
Titshau671/
Thuisah671/
Taisaph671/
Taitsai671/
Toizeah671/
Tizé671/
Tīsa671/
Tésa671/
Teissaa671/
Tahaisa671/
Taisahe671/
Taissau671/
Tisé671/
Tishsha671/
Tissaut671/
Tissaux671/
Thesisz671/
Tiesaih671/
Tiessah671/
Tuitsha671/
Taitsas671/
Teggisa671/
Hthissa671/
Tjsa671/
Thitsap671/
Thaisap671/
Thaisez671/
Thaisiz671/

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