Guessan Surname
Approximately 5,700 people bear this surname
Guessan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 5,653 | 1:4,081 | 390 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Guessan (787) may also be a first name.
Guessan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Guessan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Guessan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﺴﺎﻥ) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Guessan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 84,719th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,278,517 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Guessan are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Mande Africa. Guessan is also the 292,224th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 787 people.
Guessan is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 5,653 people, or 1 in 4,081. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 76 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent reside and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 3 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast Guessan occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Guessan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Guessan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻴﺴﺎﻥ | kysan | - |
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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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- 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 Guessan
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