Gishov Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gishov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Gishov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gishov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gishov (Russian: Гишов) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gishov? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Gishov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gishov reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
Gishov is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 996,986. In Bulgaria Gishov is most prevalent in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 86 percent live and Kyustendil Province, where 14 percent live. Other than Bulgaria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gishov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gishov in the Russian language | ||
| Гишов | gisov | - |
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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 Gishov
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