Ghissa Surname
Approximately 4,118 people bear this surname
Ghissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4,114 | 1:4,665 | 433 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Ghissa (3,442) may also be a first name.
Ghissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghissa (Hindi: घिस्सा, Marathi: घी) occurs most in Niger. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghissa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 112,488th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,769,681 people. The surname Ghissa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghissa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 121,226th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 3,442 people.
The last name Ghissa is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 4,114 people, or 1 in 4,665. In Niger it is most numerous in: Agadez Region, where 62 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 27 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 9 percent are found. Barring Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 0 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghissa in the Marathi language | ||
| घी | ghi | - |
| Ghissa in the Hindi language | ||
| घिस्सा | ghis'sa | 96.47 |
| घीस्सा | ghis'sa | 3.53 |
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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 Ghissa
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