Gnessien Surname
Approximately 4,235 people bear this surname
Gnessien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 4,149 | 1:4,423 | 520 |
| Ivory Coast | 83 | 1:277,967 | 10,712 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
Gnessien (206) may also be a first name.
Gnessien Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gnessien Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gnessien is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gnessien? popularity and diffusion
The last name Gnessien is the 109,844th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,720,790 people. Gnessien is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gnessien live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gnessien is also the 630,600th most common given name on earth. It is borne by 206 people.
This last name is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 4,149 people, or 1 in 4,423. In Burkina Faso Gnessien is most frequent in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 80 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 11 percent live and Centre Region, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gneissien | 94 | 15 | / |
| Gniessien | 94 | 6 | / |
| Gnesssien | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gnessiein | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gnessin | 93 | 59 | / |
| Gnessen | 93 | 13 | / |
| Gnesien | 93 | 7 | / |
| Gnissien | 88 | 2,196 | / |
| Niessien | 88 | 24 | / |
| Gnessein | 88 | 11 | / |
| Gnassien | 88 | 5 | / |
| Gnessoin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gnesin | 86 | 307 | / |
| Gnesen | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gniissien | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nessiem | 80 | 530 | / |
| Gnessim | 80 | 420 | / |
| Gneshin | 80 | 18 | / |
| Gnisien | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gnissin | 80 | 6 | / |
| Gnesson | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gnessan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gnassin | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gnetsin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnesion | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gneshen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnassen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Goennessen | 78 | 0 | / |
| Høgnesen | 75 | 149 | / |
| Nessjøen | 75 | 34 | / |
| Gennesen | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gnissein | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gnessong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnission | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnissiin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gennissen | 71 | 249 | / |
| Gennesson | 71 | 63 | / |
| Nesgen | 71 | 32 | / |
| Nesiem | 71 | 25 | / |
| N'Gnessan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gnasin | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gnisin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nesyen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnosen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Neshiem | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gnissan | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gnicien | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nisieng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnessam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnýsson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nitsien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnycien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnosinn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gneshan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nissgen | 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 Gnessien
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