Gawonou Surname
459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 736 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo
Gawonou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Gawonou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gawonou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gawonou is found most frequently in Togo. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gawonou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 459,064th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gawonou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most numerous in Togo, where it is held by 735 people, or 1 in 9,861. Excluding Togo this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawono | 92 | 88 | / |
| Ngawounou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gavonou | 86 | 13 | / |
| Gawongo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ng'awono | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gowono | 77 | 85 | / |
| Gawona | 77 | 85 | / |
| Gawano | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gowonu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gawuno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngavounou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Gabanou | 71 | 248 | / |
| Gavanou | 71 | 52 | / |
| Gawonay | 71 | 24 | / |
| Gobanou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ngawunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngavono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gobonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawagno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngawano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gowonod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gouwono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gawongna | 67 | 162 | / |
| Gouwanou | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ngaiwona | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gajwanoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Govoenou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goubanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gawounga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngawouna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gawonou
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis