Goanker Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Goanker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Goanker Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia181:244,91915,115
India101:76,706,538639,611

Goanker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goanker occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goanker? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Goanker occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Goanker reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 244,919. In Liberia Goanker is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 36 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaonker86671/
Gouanke8671/
Goankeh8630/
Hoanker861/
Gaounker803/
Gouankei802/
Goanka7712/
Oancer772/
Gouanka7112/
Goancea714/
Aonkere713/
Gahounke677/
Gohounke671/
Goyyanka671/
N'Gouance631/
Aomkerd571/
Goanquoi531/
Aoumkert531/
Gouonche531/
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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 Goanker
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