Gessenay Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Gessenay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Gessenay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gessenay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gessenay is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gessenay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gessenay are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
It is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 410,646. In Switzerland Gessenay is most numerous in: Canton of Solothurn, where 50 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 45 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland it occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent reside.
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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
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- 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
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