Gniko Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gniko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gniko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin461:224,68720,522
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196

Gniko (412) may also be a first name.

Gniko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gniko is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gniko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Gniko is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gniko reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 423,803rd most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 412 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 224,687. In Benin it is most frequent in: Atakora Department, where 83 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 11 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 2 percent reside. Not including Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Central African Republic, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnidko91120/
Gnitko9194/
Gnikou9122/
Ngniko912/
Ngnikou8315/
Gnnikou831/
Gneko8026/
Gnyko804/
Gnika803/
Gnico800/
N'Gnikou773/
Gnedko73927/
Gnetko7387/
Gnitka7348/
Gnekou7332/
Gnesko739/
Gnoyko738/
Gnojko737/
Gnytko735/
Ngnika734/
Gnikeu732/
Gnitco732/
Ngnico731/
Gnèkou731/
Gnoico731/
Gnicco731/
Ngnekou6748/
Gnechko6717/
Gnittka6712/
Gniszka677/
Gnyszko677/
Gñiecko676/
Gennika673/
N'Gnika671/
Ginnika671/

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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 Gniko
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