Gaissa Surname
Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname
Gaissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,232 | 1:15,578 | 1,037 |
| Burkina Faso | 47 | 1:390,470 | 6,130 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Gaïssa (19) are calculated separately.
Gaissa (674) may also be a first name.
Gaissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaissa is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Gaïssa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 294,281st most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,618,771 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaissa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 319,366th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 674 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 1,232 people, or 1 in 15,578. In Niger it is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 39 percent live, Dosso Region, where 24 percent live and Maradi Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Niger this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
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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 Gaissa
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