Gnokane Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Gnokane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnokane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal271:539,9762,259
Mauritania231:178,0389,291
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gnokane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gnokane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﻮﻛﺎﻥ) is more frequently found in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnokane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Gnokane live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Gnokane is most commonly occurring in Senegal, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 539,976. In Senegal it is most numerous in: Matam Region, where 52 percent live, Kolda Region, where 44 percent live and Dakar Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Senegal this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 44 percent live and Italy, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nokane92609/
Niokane86734/
Nyokane8669/
Nhokane8610/
Noukane865/
Nokhane861/
Ngokane861/
Gnekane861/
Gnakane861/
Njokane861/
Nokan8345/
Niockane809/
Nokhaneh801/
Ngnoukan801/
Ngokhane801/
Nakane7736,838/
Nokhan77566/
Nokana77331/
Gnakan77280/
Noqane77152/
Nokani7787/
Nokain7766/
Nokone7733/
Gnokon7712/
Nookan777/
Nocane775/
Niokan772/
Njokan772/
Ngokan772/
Nokanh772/
Noikan772/
Neokan771/
Nyokan771/
Nokanj771/
Nyakane713,599/
Ngakane713,278/
Nyokana712,236/
Notkani711,978/
Nakaune71846/
Nakanje71370/
Natkane71147/
Nakhane71134/
Nakange7187/
Gnakine7140/
Nnakane7134/
Nokkana7128/
Gnakene7127/
Nyokani7127/
Noukani7126/
Noukone7120/
Nokhani7113/
Nakanie7113/
Nokkani7112/
Njokang7112/
Nookana7110/
Naukane7110/
Nyokone7110/
Niocane715/
Niakane714/
Ngokani714/
Gnakani713/
Gnakana712/
Nookhan712/
Nakaner711/
Nakkane711/
Njokhan711/
Noskone711/
Nokanna711/
Nakaine711/
Nokaina711/
Nokasem711/
Nokhana711/
Ngoikan711/
Ngokone711/
Ngoukan711/
Ngnokon711/
Ngiokan711/
Njiokan711/
Njakane711/
Nocanez711/
Gnockon711/
Gnokoun711/
Gnakang711/
Noikana711/
Neakane711/
Nhakane711/
Nakanee711/
Nozkhan711/
Nodkhan711/
Nogkang711/
Nokaini711/
Nokatni711/
Nokhand711/
Nhookan711/
Nockana710/
Nakan671,981/
Noikasem67312/
Nyokangi67155/
Noikanna67133/
Nokkasem67115/
Nokon6750/
Nyakhane6746/
Nyakanea6741/
Noqan6724/
Nookhani6718/
Nootkani6712/
Nokanova6710/
Njakanje679/
Nocan678/
Njoukang678/
Ngokhani677/
Noikanha674/
Noykasem674/
Notkhani672/
Noukoune672/
Gennakan672/
Naakhane671/
Nakhanne671/
Njokanna671/
Nookanna671/
Noodkani671/
Nokognie671/
Noukonne671/
Nothkani671/
Nakhanje671/
Ngnakang671/
Gnahakan671/
Gnakiene671/
Gnakonhe671/
Nyokanna671/
Noikeang671/

Gnokane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gnokane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻧﻴﻮﻛﺎﻥanywkan57.14
ﺍﻧﻮﻛﺎﻥanwkan14.29
ﻳﻮﻛﺎﻥywkan14.29
ﻛﻨﻮﻛﺎﻥknwkan14.29

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gnokane
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