Giscard Surname

160,920th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Giscard Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Gischard; a personal name.

Giscard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad2,4071:5,647842
France1731:383,94656,838
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States211:17,259,949572,238
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Giscard (9,316) may also be a first name.

Giscard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Gischard; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Giscard Last Name Facts

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

The surname Giscard is found most frequently in Chad. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Giscard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 160,920th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,691,117 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Giscard are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 64,258th most frequent forename internationally, held by 9,316 people.

Giscard is most commonly used in Chad, where it is held by 2,407 people, or 1 in 5,647. Outside of Chad this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Giscard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Giscard last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Giscard earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 27.02% less than the national average, earning $31,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.73% less than the national average, earning $38,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gischard9329/
Guiscard931/
Ghiscard931/
Gisard9211/
Iscard9211/
Giscar924/
Gicard921/
Guisard86293/
Siscard8671/
Ciscard8662/
Jiscard863/
Gisgard862/
Ghisard861/
Goisard861/
Giscart861/
Gicar83143/
Giszzard801/
Geschard800/
Guickard800/
Sicard7714,004/
Siscar773,434/
Ciscar772,190/
Gizard77638/
Secard77139/
Gicart77110/
Escard7799/
Cicard7764/
Guicar775/
Jiscar772/
Zicard772/
Gisart771/
Gecard771/
Sécard771/
Giqard771/
Gescar771/
Gisord771/
Geschardt7513/
Guiscasre751/
Guizard71759/
Siscart71202/
Scicard7121/
Gizzard7115/
Ciscart719/
Cescard714/
Jiskard712/
Siecard712/
Siscord711/
Joiscar711/
Seiscar711/
Seicard711/
Seccard711/
Seacard711/
Gigiard711/
Ciscord710/
Guisart710/
Guesard710/
Sicar6788/
Cicar6736/
Secar6734/
Eidskard6711/
Gikar6711/
Ghaiskar678/
Guizzard676/
Jicar675/
Zicar672/
Geesaard671/
Gicor671/
Zickardt671/
Gecar671/
Sceacord670/

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