Šiša Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šiša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šiša 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
Croatia1091:38,7957,795
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Serbia241:297,70615,186
Slovakia211:254,11739,106

The alternate forms: Šíša (55), Sisa (26,587), Sisâ (1) & Sisä (1) are calculated separately.

Šiša Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šiša is borne by more people in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Šíša, Sisa, Sisâ or Sisä. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šiša? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šiša is the 1,281,391st most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šiša reside; 75 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 38,795. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Istria County, where 39 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 20 percent live and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, where 13 percent live. Other than Croatia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 13 percent live and Serbia, where 13 percent live.

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
Šíša9255/
Šišaj8922/
Sisa8326,587/
Šeša7568/
Šišo7510/
Šiše751/
Sisâ751/
Sisä751/
Ciša751/
Šišaitė731/
Šišić674,190/
Šišajová6715/
Šicha6715/
Šišič6713/
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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 Šiša
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