Gnonwa Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Gnonwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gnonwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin7671:13,4751,836
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Gnonwa (159) may also be a first name.

Gnonwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gnonwa occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gnonwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Gnonwa? popularity and diffusion

Gnonwa is the 437,080th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 9,283,498 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gnonwa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gnonwa is also the 727,628th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 159 people.

The surname Gnonwa is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 767 people, or 1 in 13,475. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Zou Department, where 31 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 26 percent reside and Collines Department, where 25 percent reside. Not including Benin this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngnonwa922/
Nonwa9118/
Nyonwa8320/
Nnonwa8319/
Gnanwa8314/
Njonwa838/
Gnonwe833/
Gnonba832/
Nonwah831/
Gnomwa831/
Gnihounwa801/
Gnonwou7712/
Nyonway773/
Noonwaz771/
Gnonwui771/
Nonwaha771/
Nyonwah771/
Ngounwa771/
Nomwa73260/
Nanwa73258/
Nonwo7397/
Nonua739/
Nonba731/
Ngonwaha711/
Gnomba67815/
Gnanwe67614/
Gnanwi67353/
Gnanwo67122/
Nonuea6765/
Nyanwa6759/
Ngonua6748/
Noumwa6744/
Nanwai6738/
Nnanwa6738/
Nanwah6717/
Nanway6717/
Nannwa6714/
Gnanba678/
Nhanwa675/
Njanwa675/
Nonvat674/
Ngonva673/
Njonba673/
Gnanva672/
Njomwa672/
Gnonve672/
Ngonwo672/
Nanwaz672/
Noonua672/
Gnonvi672/
Nyonba671/
Nonbai671/
Nounba671/
Nanwaa671/
Neunwa671/
Nhonba671/
Nonbah671/
Nianwa671/
Nomwaa671/
Gnassinwa671/
Gnanwé671/
Gnonvo671/

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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
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  • 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 Gnonwa
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