Gissa Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Gissa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 227 | 1:84,546 | 3,618 |
| Burkina Faso | 27 | 1:679,707 | 8,167 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Gissá (1) are calculated separately.
Gissa (1,697) may also be a first name.
Gissa Demographics
Average Gissa Salary in
United States
$28,188 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gissa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gissa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gissa (Hindi: गिस्सा, Russian: Гисса) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Gissá. Click here for further potential spellings of Gissa.
How Common Is The Last Name Gissa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gissa is the 793,288th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Gissa reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 186,604th most numerous first name globally, borne by 1,697 people.
This surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 84,546. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 52 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 21 percent live and Zinder Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Niger it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Gissa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gissa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gissa surname rose 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gissa Last Name Statistics demography
Gissa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gissa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gissa in the Hindi language | ||
| गिस्सा | gis'sa | - |
| Gissa in the Russian language | ||
| Гисса | gissa | - |
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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 Gissa
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