Gandonou Surname

48,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,708 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gandonou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gandonou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin9,5421:1,083121
Togo1,0501:6,9031,501
Ivory Coast551:419,47714,125
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Congo51:997,81917,129
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Gandonou (527) may also be a first name.

Gandonou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gandonou occurs most in Benin. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gandonou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 48,208th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 680,570 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gandonou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gandonou is also the 367,549th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 527 people.

This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 9,542 people, or 1 in 1,083. In Benin it is most frequent in: Ouémé Department, where 59 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 13 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Benin Gandonou occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 10 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

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Footnotes

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