Nguissan Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Nguissan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguissan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Nguissan (24) may also be a first name.

Nguissan Last Name Facts

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

Nguissan is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguissan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguissan live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nguissan is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held forename globally It is held by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,148,400. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 100 percent live. Other than Benin Nguissan exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 29 percent live and Mali, where 7 percent live.

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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 Nguissan
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