Ghalissou Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ghalissou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghalissou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1681:114,2384,517
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Ghalissou (28) may also be a first name.

Ghalissou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ghalissou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ghalissou occurs most in Niger. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ghalissou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghalissou? popularity and diffusion

Ghalissou is the 1,328,442nd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Ghalissou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghalissou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 28 people.

The last name Ghalissou is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 114,238. In Niger Ghalissou is most numerous in: Tahoua Region, where 50 percent live, Agadez Region, where 33 percent live and Zinder Region, where 16 percent live. Excluding Niger it occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, 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 Ghalissou
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