Family name Kis (Kis 
, Kies 
, 基斯 
, along with others...) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Kis is characteristic of Hungary, where it is a common surname, Serbia, where it is quite a common surname, and Slovakia (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Hungary, Romania, and Serbia. Much less frequently, Kis is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kis | Germany, India, Hungary, Serbia, Romania |
| Kies | Germany, Indonesia, India, United States, Poland |
| 基斯 | China |
| Киш | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia, Russia |
| Кись | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
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istván szegedi kis (1505-1572) (b. 1505) |
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kis albert Hungarian peasant, soldier (1664-1704), HU (b. 1664) |
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| diószegi kis jános HU (b. 1708) |
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kis jános bishop (1770-1846), HU (b. 1770) |
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józsef kis RO (b. 1772) |
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| józsef kis Hungarian medical doctor (b. 1765) |
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| joseph kis (1765-1830) (b. 1765) |
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| johann von kis (b. 1770) |
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| kis ferenc (b. 1816) |
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| kis gábor HU (b. 1819) |
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| kis jános RO (b. 1821) |
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| josef kis Austrian painter (1833-1900), AT (b. 1833) |
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kis jankó bori HU (b. 1876) |
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| kis albert (b. 1837) |
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| kis sándor HU (b. 1854) |
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