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
Gaissa is found most in Niger. It may also occur as: Gaïssa. For other possible spellings of Gaissa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 294,281st most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,618,771 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gaissa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 319,366th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 674 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 1,232 people, or 1 in 15,578. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 39 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 24 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
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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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