Ghisla Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ghisla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghisla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4911:124,55520,353
Argentina1841:232,30118,973
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Ghisla (543) may also be a first name.

Ghisla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghisla is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ghisla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghisla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 438,351st most common last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,319,112 people. The last name Ghisla occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Ghisla live; 70 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 70 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 361,572nd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 543 people.

The last name Ghisla is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 491 people, or 1 in 124,555. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Lombardy, where 99 percent are found, Piedmont, where 1 percent are found and Liguria, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Italy this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 24 percent are found and Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.

Ghisla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ghisla has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghislat9211/
Ghislai921/
Gisla9156/
Ghesla83355/
Gislai8310/
Gissla8310/
Guisla833/
Giesla832/
Gehsla832/
Gislaa831/
Ghizla831/
Gislla831/
Gislais7795/
Gisella7743/
Gheslad773/
Gisilla771/
Gaissla771/
Gaislau771/
Giessla771/
Gesla7356/
Gicla7322/
Gislo738/
Gisła731/
Gísla731/
Guisella719/
Ghezilla711/
Gueislai711/
Gieslach711/
Ghysella711/
Getsla6748/
Gislot6742/
Guesla679/
Geslau677/
Gisley673/
Geesla672/
Goijla671/
Geslla671/
Giclla671/
Gislop671/
Ghezla671/
Gislio671/
Gesloa671/
Geslah671/
Geysla670/

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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
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  • 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 Ghisla
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