Guissao Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Niger

Guissao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guissao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Guissao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Guissao is found most frequently in Colombia. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Guissao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Guissao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Guissao live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa.

It is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,887,036. In Colombia Guissao is most frequent in: Antioquia Department, where 50 percent live and Chocó Department, where 50 percent live. Outside of Colombia Guissao is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guissaou9330/
Guisao928,325/
Guisssaou881/
Guisaou8615/
Ghuisao861/
Guisaos861/
Gisao8317/
Guissoua801/
Guesseao801/
Quisao77401/
Guizao77199/
Gaisao7750/
Gisaou771/
Guissohou7519/
Guissaiya751/
Quisaot71158/
Ngoisao7192/
Cuishao718/
Guichao713/
Guizaou712/
Guizzao711/
Gaishao711/
Gissoua711/
Ngisaiyo674/
Gisoa673/
Guessoua671/
Gesao671/
Gizao671/
Gissohos671/

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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 Guissao
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