Gnahan Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Gnahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 196 | 1:117,710 | 5,855 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Gnahan (128) may also be a first name.
Gnahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gnahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gnahan is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gnahan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,198,640th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Gnahan are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gnahan is also the 821,896th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 128 people.
The last name Gnahan is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 196 people, or 1 in 117,710. In The Ivory Coast Gnahan is primarily concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 71 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent reside and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnahn | 91 | 127 | / |
| Gnaan | 91 | 4 | / |
| Gnahatin | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gnhaan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gnan | 80 | 4,270 | / |
| Gnachin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ginnhan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Gnann | 73 | 1,735 | / |
| Gnane | 73 | 692 | / |
| Gnant | 73 | 267 | / |
| Gnang | 73 | 153 | / |
| Gnanh | 73 | 147 | / |
| Gnand | 73 | 79 | / |
| Gnean | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ngnan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Gnain | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gngan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghnan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnamh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnohn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnaun | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gnagne | 67 | 9,845 | / |
| Gnandt | 67 | 929 | / |
| Ginnan | 67 | 199 | / |
| Gnannt | 67 | 137 | / |
| Ghnaam | 67 | 122 | / |
| Gnanhe | 67 | 64 | / |
| Gnatin | 67 | 28 | / |
| G'Nang | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gnanne | 67 | 13 | / |
| N'Gnan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Geenan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gennan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghnane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gemnan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnhaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnasin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnaine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gimnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnatyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnain | 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 Gnahan
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