Goany Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Goany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683

Goany (6) may also be a first name.

Goany Last Name Facts

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

Goany occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goany? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Goany reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 6 people.

The last name Goany is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and East Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 33 percent live.

Goany Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Goany surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouany9131/
Gohany919/
Goaney911/
Goanny911/
Oany891/
Gohaniy8337/
Ghoanys8334/
Gouanyo832/
Ngouany832/
Gohaney831/
Goangay831/
Goane80876/
Goana80126/
Goani80119/
Ohany8010/
Ouany802/
Hoany801/
Oanay801/
Oanoy801/
Goanh801/
Goană801/
Oanyo801/
Oaney800/
Gohane736,117/
Gouane73974/
Gouana73299/
Goaneh73183/
Oatney73180/
Ohaniy73155/
Kgoane73117/
Goanță73111/
Gohani73104/
Ngoane7355/
Kgoana7338/
Ogiony7337/
Gohony7326/
Hoaney7317/
Ohanyi7317/
Gouanh735/
Oheany734/
Goanes734/
Ohanyo733/
Ghoane732/
Goanea732/
Goanis732/
Goanni732/
Ouanyo732/
Ohanny732/
Hoanny731/
Goahne731/
Goange731/
Goangi731/
Goanne731/
Goanna731/
Ouanhy731/
Gouané731/
Goaani731/
Goaini731/
Goanet731/
Goaniz731/
Goanțä731/
Ouainy731/
Oaanyi731/
Oannuy731/
Oaynoy731/
Goaina731/
Oatnay730/
Ohaney730/
Oana674,893/
Oanh674,432/
Oană67883/
Ngouane67639/
Oane67506/
Gouaned67261/
Oani67215/
Ouanaya67136/
Gouanet6771/
Houanyi6725/
Gohaine6724/
Oheaney6723/
Ngohani6723/
O'Heany6720/
Ghouani6714/
Goanneh6712/
Goannis6712/
Aony6710/
Ghohane677/
Gohaner675/
Gohanne675/
Oanä675/
Ohanaya674/
Goanish674/
Gouaïna674/
Gojiani673/
Gouagne673/
Ngohane673/
Ghoatne672/
Goanais672/
Gouaini672/
Gouanne672/
Nkgoane672/
Oanj672/
Goanetz671/
Ghoanhe671/
Gohaini671/
Gohatne671/
Gohoney671/
Gojjana671/
Gooaner671/
Goaunne671/
Gouasni671/
Oheanyi671/
Ouangey671/
Ojhanay671/
Ngouony671/
O'Anaya671/
Gouanez671/
Gouanhe671/
Gouanni671/
Goyonoy671/
Ghaoniy671/
Kgooane671/
Goiyane671/
Gojyana671/
Gouanid671/
Ngoanoi671/
Ngaonoy671/
Hooasny671/
O'Hanay670/
Ohayney670/

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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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  • 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 Goany
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