Šiš Surname

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

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šiš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šiš 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina141:252,60012,031
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Sis (18,998), Şiş (1) & Sís (49) are calculated separately.

Šiš Last Name Facts

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

Šiš has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also appear as a variant: Sis, Şiş or Sís. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šiš? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Šiš is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šiš reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 252,600. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 6 percent are found and Lithuania, where 6 percent are found.

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
Šieš861/
Šiše861/
Sis7818,998/
Şiş781/
Šic67164/
Šip67105/
Šei67103/
Šišová6779/
Sís6749/
Šić6741/
Šišova6717/
Šui671/
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 Šiš
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