Gandegnon Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gandegnon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Gandegnon Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1761:58,7257,253
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Gandegnon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gandegnon is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gandegnon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gandegnon is the 1,286,243rd most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gandegnon reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 58,725. In Benin Gandegnon is most numerous in: Atlantique Department, where 44 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 41 percent reside and Zou Department, where 9 percent reside. Not including Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gandognon891/
Gandeanon891/
Goundegnon842/
Gandingon7894/
Ngandinon781/
Gandengan781/
Houndegnon74636/
Gandinan711/
Gandingan67226/
Houndegnan631/
Gandinang562/
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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 Gandegnon
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