Gnessien Surname

109,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Gnessien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnessien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso4,1491:4,423520
Ivory Coast831:277,96710,712
France31:22,140,907385,998

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

Gnessien is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnessien? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gnessien is the 109,844th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,720,790 people. Gnessien is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gnessien are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 630,600th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 206 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 4,149 people, or 1 in 4,423. In Burkina Faso Gnessien is primarily found in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 80 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 11 percent are found and Centre Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Burkina Faso Gnessien occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gneissien9415/
Gniessien946/
Gnesssien941/
Gnessiein941/
Gnessin9359/
Gnessen9313/
Gnesien937/
Gnissien882,196/
Niessien8824/
Gnessein8811/
Gnassien885/
Gnessoin881/
Gnesin86307/
Gnesen862/
Gniissien821/
Nessiem80530/
Gnessim80420/
Gneshin8018/
Gnisien806/
Gnissin806/
Gnesson803/
Gnessan803/
Gnassin802/
Gnetsin801/
Gnesion801/
Gneshen801/
Gnassen801/
Goennessen780/
Høgnesen75149/
Nessjøen7534/
Gennesen755/
Gnissein752/
Gnessong751/
Gnission751/
Gnissiin751/
Gennissen71249/
Gennesson7163/
Nesgen7132/
Nesiem7125/
N'Gnessan713/
Gnasin712/
Gnisin711/
Nesyen711/
Gnosen710/
Neshiem6751/
Gnissan6746/
Gnicien677/
Nisieng671/
Gnessam671/
Gnýsson671/
Nitsien671/
Gnycien671/
Gnosinn671/
Gneshan671/
Nissgen670/

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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 Gnessien
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