Gissah Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Gissah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gissah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gissah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gissah is most common in Liberia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gissah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gissah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gissah is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gissah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is most common in: Grand Gedeh County, where 50 percent are found and Nimba County, where 50 percent are found. Barring Liberia Gissah is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 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 Gissah
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