Gnahoua Surname

66,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Gnahoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnahoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast7,1821:3,212310
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1021:651,20384,246
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Gnahoua (2,687) may also be a first name.

Gnahoua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gnahoua occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnahoua? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 66,911th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 979,246 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Gnahoua live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gnahoua is also the 141,354th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 2,687 people.

This surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 7,182 people, or 1 in 3,212. In The Ivory Coast Gnahoua is most prevalent in: Gôh-Djiboua District, where 47 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 32 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 14 percent live. Outside of The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 2 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

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Gnahoui861,563/
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N'Haoua711/
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Na'aoua711/
Gennaoui67197/
Nahoo6787/
Njiahouo6767/
Naoha6743/
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Ngaoa6712/
Nohoa676/
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Naoaj674/
Noaou674/
Ngouahou672/
Gnohouhi672/
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Naoat671/
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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
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  • 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 Gnahoua
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