Miska

Miska Meaning & Origin

About Miska
The surname Miska is of Polish and Ukrainian origin. It is derived from the given name Mikołaj, which is the Polish form of Nicholas. The name Nicholas itself comes from the Greek name Nikolaos, meaning "victory of the people." Therefore, the surname Miska can be interpreted to mean "son of Nicholas" or "descendant of Nicholas."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Miska is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Miska: 655
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 34,539
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.22

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Miska based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Miska is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MSK
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M IH1 S K AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˈmɪskə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Miska in Braille

Here's how to represent Miska in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Miska in braille

How to sign the name Miska using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Miska using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Miska in sign language

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