Gnomon Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Gnomon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
Gnomon (386) may also be a first name.
Gnomon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gnomon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gnomon is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gnomon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Gnomon is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gnomon live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Chadic Africa. Gnomon is also the 441,020th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 386 people.
The last name Gnomon is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Gnomon is most common in: Far North Region, where 50 percent live, Centre Region, where 25 percent live and Littoral Region, where 25 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 31 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent live.
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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
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