Gisslén Surname
Approximately 190 people bear this surname
Gisslén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 189 | 1:52,099 | 4,013 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
The alternate forms: Gisslen (65) are calculated separately.
Gisslén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gisslén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gisslén occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Gisslen. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gisslén? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,227,038th most numerous family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gisslén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 52,099. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 26 percent reside, Jämtland County, where 24 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Estonia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gisslen | 95 | 65 | / |
| Gislén | 92 | 42 | / |
| Gisslin | 86 | 50 | / |
| Islén | 83 | 10 | / |
| Gissling | 80 | 2 | / |
| Giesslen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gislen | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gislin | 77 | 10 | / |
| Guslén | 77 | 8 | / |
| Esslén | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaislin | 71 | 50 | / |
| Guislin | 71 | 37 | / |
| Gesslin | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ghislin | 71 | 14 | / |
| Jesslén | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gisling | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gisleng | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gieslin | 71 | 5 | / |
| Issling | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gesslen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hesslén | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hässlén | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gislene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ghislen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Guislen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Islin | 67 | 145 | / |
| Gessling | 67 | 144 | / |
| Islen | 67 | 129 | / |
| Saisslin | 67 | 24 | / |
| Guislene | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gieszlen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yssln | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghislien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eissling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghisling | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gysslink | 67 | 1 | / |
| Islyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gishling | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hissling | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ghieslin | 67 | 0 | / |
| Giesling | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Gisslén
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