Gistö Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Gistö Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gistö Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland211:261,74820,300
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077

The alternate forms: Gisto (229) are calculated separately.

Gistö Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gistö Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gistö is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gisto. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gistö? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Gistö occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gistö are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Gistö is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 261,748. In Finland Gistö is mostly concentrated in: Ostrobothnia, where 81 percent reside and Southwest Finland, where 19 percent reside. Besides Finland this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gisto93229/
Gist898,460/
Giust801,535/
Gista80198/
Gisti8047/
Giste8030/
Giset8017/
Gisat8011/
Gisut807/
Gisot806/
Giist803/
Gisit803/
Gistu801/
Gisty800/
Giusti7333,780/
Giusto739,766/
Giusta73778/
Gistau73503/
Gissot73395/
Gissat73137/
Giosta7357/
Gisset7351/
Giuste7331/
Giusty7325/
Giasti7318/
Gis-It736/
Gisete734/
Gisuta734/
Gisato734/
Eidstö732/
Gistao732/
Giosti732/
Gisito732/
Giasit731/
Giasto731/
Gistua731/
Gioste731/
Giustu731/
Giisto731/
Giasat731/
Giseta731/
Gisoti731/
Giústo731/
Gisuat731/
Gissit730/
Gistie730/
Gisotti67375/
Giustti67148/
Gisetto6732/
Gisuato6727/
Gisd6725/
Gissout6717/
Gisoyot6710/
Gisetti679/
Gistoyo675/
Gissoit673/
Gisette673/
Gisoato673/
Gisuyot673/
Gissett672/
Giusset672/
Giseuta671/
Giueste671/
Gisotta671/
Giseuto671/
Gisayta671/
Giasiti671/
Giouset671/
Gisteia671/

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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 Gistö
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