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
The surname Ghissan (Hindi: घिस्सन) is most common in Yemen. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghissan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Ghissan live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 80 people.
The surname Ghissan is most frequently held 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 reside. Barring Yemen Ghissan occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside.
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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