Gnehan Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

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

Gnehan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnehan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Gnehan (11) may also be a first name.

Gnehan Last Name Facts

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

Gnehan is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnehan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Gnehan are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent forename globally It is held by 11 people.

The last name Gnehan is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 659,178. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 97 percent are found and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from The Ivory Coast it is found in one country. It is also common in Turkey, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnean9112/
Gnehon8329/
Gnihan832/
Gnhaan831/
Gnehoun7711/
Gneyang779/
Ghnehon771/
Gnehone771/
Ginnhan770/
Gnian7346/
Gnain736/
Gneon733/
Gnyan733/
Gnoen732/
Gnein732/
Gnuen732/
Gnaun730/
Gnihatin71133/
Gneamgne711/
Gennjhan710/
Gnuyen67559/
Gnihon6799/
Gniane6751/
Gnoyan6716/
Gnuian6713/
Gniang676/
Ghnein673/
Gnhaim672/
Gnaien672/
Gneyon671/
Gnajan671/
Ngnain671/
Gneing671/
Gnaian671/
Gnayen671/
Gnyant670/

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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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  • 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 Gnehan
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