Gifson Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gifson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gifson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Gifson (80) may also be a first name.

Gifson Last Name Facts

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

Gifson occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gifson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Gifson live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 80 people.

The last name Gifson is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 22,041,532. In Indonesia Gifson is primarily found in: East Kalimantan, where 83 percent live and North Sumatra, where 17 percent live. Other than Indonesia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giffson921/
Gifeson920/
Ifson9121/
Gibson83404,479/
Givson8365/
Hifson8314/
Gifsen832/
Sifson831/
Gifsan831/
Zifson831/
Gibsonn7730/
Gibsson7720/
Gibsoon775/
Cgibson774/
Gibsion774/
Chifson772/
Hgibson771/
Gibsonh771/
Heifson770/
Giphson770/
Ibson73147/
Efson7334/
Ifsan7328/
Ifsen7323/
Ivson7311/
Iwson732/
Chiefson71262/
Gihbsson7117/
D'Gibson712/
Gefssonn711/
Siefsohn711/
Cheifson711/
Jibson67690/
Jefson67194/
Hibson67148/
Gibsen6729/
Gebson6726/
Gibsan6724/
Jivson679/
Gjbson679/
Ifshan679/
Gevson678/
Eibson676/
Givsan675/
Hefson675/
Ibsoun674/
Gibxon673/
Iovson673/
Hifzon673/
Ibsson672/
Gewson672/
Ifsaan671/
Eivson671/
Aibson671/
Jifzon671/
Ifsang671/
Hivson670/
Sefson670/

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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
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  • 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 Gifson
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