Ghissan Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ghissan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Ghissan (80) may also be a first name.
Ghissan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghissan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ghissan (Hindi: घिस्सन) is most common in Yemen. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghissan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ghissan is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Ghissan live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Ghissan is also the 1,075,395th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 80 people.
The surname Ghissan is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 6,606,324. In Yemen Ghissan is most prevalent in: Abyan Governorate, where 100 percent live. Aside from Yemen it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Niger, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ghissan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ghissan in the Hindi language | ||
| घिस्सन | ghis'sana | 98.15 |
| घीस्सन | ghis'sana | 1.85 |
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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 Ghissan
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