Glissant Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Panama

Glissant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glissant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France611:1,088,897118,069
Panama111:355,6607,645
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Glissant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glissant is most common in France. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Glissant click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glissant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Glissant occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Glissant live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Glissant is most widely held in France, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 1,088,897. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Martinique, where 31 percent live, Île-de-France, where 23 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 15 percent live. Outside of France this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glissan9336/
Glissane881/
Glisan86408/
Glisson805,499/
Glissen80149/
Lessant804/
Glaisan801/
Lessaint7531/
Gleisson7518/
Glission754/
Lessante753/
Gillisan752/
Glaisson751/
Nglisson751/
Gillissen711,225/
Gellissen71106/
Glisanova7178/
Gillisson7164/
Geelissen7135/
Glison7124/
Lesant7123/
Glizan7116/
Glisén716/
Gillishan715/
Glesan711/
Glisen711/
Gellisson710/
Lesaint671,607/
Glesson6767/
Gleison6761/
Glysson6758/
Lesante6733/
Glaisen6732/
Glaison676/
Gleisen674/
Gleesan673/
Glesian672/
Glissom672/
Glician671/
Glisoin671/
Glishon671/
Lessand671/
Giellissen671/
Guillissen671/
Gluizan671/
Glitson671/
Glizean671/
Glessam670/
Lesiant670/
Glesane670/
Gleasan670/

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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 Glissant
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