Gnissien Surname

191,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,196 people bear this surname

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

Gnissien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnissien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2,1931:8,368821
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Gnissien (55) may also be a first name.

Gnissien Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gnissien occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnissien? popularity and diffusion

Gnissien is the 191,846th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,318,555 people. Gnissien occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gnissien are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 55 people.

The surname is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 2,193 people, or 1 in 8,368. In Burkina Faso Gnissien is primarily concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 85 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 9 percent live and Centre Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent live and Scotland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gneissien9415/
Gnisien936/
Gnissin936/
Gnessien884,235/
Niessien8824/
Gnissein882/
Gnission881/
Gnissiin881/
Gnisin861/
Gennissen82249/
Gnesssien821/
Gnessiein821/
Gnessin8059/
Gnissan8046/
Gnessen8013/
Gnicien807/
Gnesien807/
Nisieng801/
Nitsien801/
Nissgen800/
Gnessein7511/
Ngnissan751/
Gnishina751/
Gnissand751/
Gnaiseng751/
Gnessoin751/
Gnusin71411/
Gnesin71307/
Gennisson7198/
N'Gnissan7171/
Gnesen712/
Nisgen711/
Nitsaiyen711/
Ngnissoun711/
Nisjen710/
Nessiem67530/
Gnessim67420/
Gnessan673/
Gnesson673/
Ngisyen672/
Gnissom672/
Gneshen671/
Gnissam671/
Gnýsson671/
Gnesion671/
Gnetsin671/
Nuisiin671/
Gnycien671/
Nichien671/
Goennessen670/
Nishiem670/

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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 Gnissien
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