Kisan

given name · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

/ˈkɪzən/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Kisan is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Nepal than in any other country. Recorded meaning: rebrousser, (se) refermer, (s’)émousser.

rarermore common
  • NPNepal≈1 in 4.6K(inferred from the name graph)
  • MYMalaysia≈1 in 328K
  • IDIndonesia≈1 in 681K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Nepal (inferred from the name graph)

≈6,700 people, est.

Sources
102 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 4.6K (inferred from the name graph)

Nepal, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

rebrousser, (se) refermer, (s’)émousser

Sources 1

  • Deshayes, Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (2003)

Where in the world(measured from records)

Kisan counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Kisan is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
NP Nepal—≈6,700 est.≈1 in 4.6K1.5K—1
ID Indonesia—≈390 est.≈1 in 681K—Kisan35
MY Malaysia—≈100 est.≈1 in 328K—Kisan9
US United States—≈72 est.≈1 in 4.6M5Kisan86
PH Philippines—≈20 est.≈1 in 5.5M—Kisan3
PL Poland—71 in 5.5M7—1
EE Estonia—≈2 est.≈1 in 705Klisted—2
GY Guyana—11 in 750K1——
IN India#358——41KKisan102

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls; NPHC 2021 — Population by caste/ethnicity group (national), surname-shaped categories only; SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present); dane.gov.pl — PESEL given names (first + second name position, 2026-01-20); Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Kisan is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name5 spellings in the group

    Also written Kiṣan, Ḵišan, Kišan, Kiṣaṇ

  • Bangla given name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India

    Languages: Bangla, Odia

  • Croatian surname18 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Croatia, India, United States, Bulgaria

    Languages: Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovenian

    Also written Kišan, Kishan, Кисан, Кишан

31 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Kisan is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In English, An Indian tribal group found in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Icelandic, definite nominative singular of kisa

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Finnish, genitive singular of kisa

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In ff, immediately

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Breton, rebrousser, (se) refermer, (s’)émousser

    as a wordDeshayes, Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (2003)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them(machine-generated)

Informalनमस्ते Kisan जी,Hi Kisan, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 12 sources across 7 countries.

Official registers attesting Kisan
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames by state (real counts) from electoral rolls—410K#18
IN IndiaInstate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls—41K#361
NP NepalNPHC 2021 — Population by caste/ethnicity group (national), surname-shaped categories only20211.5K#112
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames)20265—
PL Polanddane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names)—5#200,688

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Kisan mean, and where does it come from?
rebrousser, (se) refermer, (s’)émousser Recorded by Deshayes, Dictionnaire étymologique du breton (2003).
How do you pronounce Kisan?
A machine transcription gives /ˈkɪzən/ (IPA) for Hindi.
Is Kisan a male or female name?
Kisan is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.
In which country does Kisan have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 6.7 thousand people named Kisan in Nepal, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Kisan?
In Poland, the national register counted 7 people named Kisan in 2026, about 1 in 5.5 million residents.
How common is Kisan compared with other names?
In India, Kisan is the 358th most common given name of 3,760,348 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Kisan” — the 358th most common given name in India. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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