Gishau Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Gishau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Gishau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gishau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gishau is carried by more people in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Gishau.
How Common Is The Last Name Gishau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gishau is the 11,742,229th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Gishau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Gishau live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequent in The Maldives, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 404,172. In The Maldives Gishau is most frequent in: Malé, where 100 percent reside. Outside of The Maldives Gishau is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 50 percent reside.
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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 Gishau
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