Gnansounnou Surname
Approximately 652 people bear this surname
Gnansounnou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 626 | 1:16,511 | 2,227 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gnansounnou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gnansounnou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gnansounnou is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gnansounnou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 503,825th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 11,177,218 people. Gnansounnou is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Gnansounnou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 626 people, or 1 in 16,511. In Benin Gnansounnou is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 41 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 38 percent live and Zou Department, where 7 percent live. Not including Benin it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live and Togo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gnanssounnou | 96 | 26 | / |
| Gnansounou | 95 | 4,878 | / |
| Gnansounnu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gnansonnou | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gnanssounou | 91 | 491 | / |
| Gnansonou | 90 | 4 | / |
| Nansounou | 90 | 2 | / |
| Gnansunnu | 90 | 2 | / |
| Niansounou | 86 | 15 | / |
| Gnamsounou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnanssouno | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnansounoij | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nansunu | 78 | 12 | / |
| Nounsounou | 76 | 1 | / |
| Nansongo | 74 | 3 | / |
| Nyansunu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nansouna | 74 | 1 | / |
| Niansongo | 70 | 175 | / |
| Nyansongo | 70 | 77 | / |
| Namsionou | 70 | 4 | / |
| Nonsonnot | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nianssongo | 67 | 80 | / |
| Nansuna | 67 | 47 | / |
| Nansano | 67 | 46 | / |
| Namsuno | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gnansanhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanzunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nansona | 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
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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 Gnansounnou
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