Gnomon Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Chad

Gnomon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnomon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

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 surname Gnomon is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnomon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gnomon are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 441,020th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, held by 386 people.

The surname Gnomon is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Gnomon is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found, Centre Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 25 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 31 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnoumon926/
Gnommon922/
Gnomong921/
Nomon91119/
Gnoumoun861/
Ginnomon861/
Noumon833,184/
Gnamon83293/
Nomong8383/
Noimon8355/
Gnoman8349/
Nyomon8339/
Nomgon8332/
Noomon8317/
Njomon8311/
Gnemon8310/
Nommon837/
Nomond836/
Ngomon836/
Nomoon835/
Nosmon832/
Nomoun831/
Nojmon831/
Neomon831/
Nomone831/
Guinnomon801/
Noumong77317/
Noumoin7735/
Gnammon7724/
Gnamong7716/
Gnomang7715/
Nyommon779/
Gnouman779/
Njomoun775/
Njomone772/
Noumoun772/
Nomogne771/
Noummon771/
Ngomoun771/
Nyomong771/
Gnamoin771/
Gnamoun771/
Gnomane771/
Nayomon771/
Noomont771/
Noimoon771/
Nommoun771/
Noman73177,218/
Namon731,503/
Nomom7312/
Ngoumoun71453/
Nomonova7170/
Nomoigne7136/
Noimoung715/
Noumoune713/
Gnamoune712/
Nomohina711/
Nomougne711/
Ngnamong711/
Nhiomong711/
Njoumoun711/
Njiomoun711/
Ginnamon710/
Nouman6713,760/
Notman672,382/
Nooman671,519/
Nyoman671,041/
Nomaan67958/
Nojman67882/
Nomane67839/
Namoun67455/
Noyman67423/
Gnaman67393/
No'man67382/
Niamon67297/
Nohman67246/
Neamon67232/
Noiman67195/
Namoin67178/
Njoman67166/
Ngamon67122/
Namong67120/
Namont67102/
Nomann6793/
Namone6773/
Neumon6772/
Namoon6759/
Nammon6757/
Nomang6753/
Namonh6747/
Neoman6739/
Gneman6739/
Ngoman6726/
Naamon6724/
Nioman6723/
Nomman6722/
Nyamon6721/
Nuoman6718/
Nommom6712/
Nosman6710/
Nomand679/
Naumon676/
Namond673/
Nnoman673/
Noumom672/
Nomhom672/
Nasmon671/
Gnamom671/
Gnuman671/
Nnamon671/
Nomamn671/
Nomant671/
Nomaun671/
Gnamosing671/
Guinnomun671/
Nomhan671/

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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 Gnomon
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