Giriss Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Giriss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Giriss (8) may also be a first name.
Giriss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giriss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Giriss occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Giriss click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Giriss? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Giriss reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Giriss is also the 4,213,784th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 8 people.
Giriss is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger Giriss is most common in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent reside.
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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 Giriss
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