Ghislain Surname

42,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Ghislain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghislain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad9,6281:1,412268
Belgium1,8281:6,289796
France5001:132,84520,312
United States571:6,358,929302,882
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Ivory Coast541:427,24514,306
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Seychelles411:2,253462
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Congo51:997,81917,129
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Ghislain (113,278) may also be a first name.

Ghislain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ghislain (Arabic: غيسلان) occurs most in Chad. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghislain? popularity and diffusion

Ghislain is the 42,034th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 586,617 people. The surname Ghislain occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Ghislain are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Ghislain is also the 9,088th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 113,278 people.

The surname Ghislain is most common in Chad, where it is borne by 9,628 people, or 1 in 1,412. Aside from Chad Ghislain is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 15 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Ghislain Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ghislain last name are 43.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ghislain earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 24.83% less than the national average, earning $32,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.87% less than the national average, earning $40,310 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ghislain Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ghislain in the Arabic language
غيسلانghyslan-

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Footnotes

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