Gisli Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Gisli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
The alternate forms: Gísli (1) are calculated separately.
Gisli (311) may also be a first name.
Gisli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gisli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gisli is held by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Gísli. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gisli? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gisli reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia. Gisli is also the 498,315th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 311 people.
This surname is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 268,796. In Denmark Gisli is most prevalent in: Region Zealand, where 95 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Denmark it occurs in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Gisli
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