Gobignon Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Gobignon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 20 | 1:516,780 | 33,864 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Gobignon (51) may also be a first name.
Gobignon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gobignon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gobignon is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gobignon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gobignon reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name Gobignon is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 516,780. In Benin Gobignon is most frequent in: Alibori Department, where 45 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 40 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goo'bignon | 89 | 1 | / |
| Govignon | 88 | 501 | / |
| Gabignon | 88 | 51 | / |
| Gouvignon | 82 | 12 | / |
| Abignon | 80 | 30 | / |
| Ovignon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gavignon | 75 | 32 | / |
| Gobaynon | 75 | 5 | / |
| Oubignan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gauvignon | 71 | 12 | / |
| Gouvignan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Avignon | 67 | 3,389 | / |
| Govinan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gahouegnon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abegnon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gavinon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gabingan | 63 | 40 | / |
| Gabaynon | 63 | 3 | / |
| Abhignan | 63 | 2 | / |
| Gabegnan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Govinaan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gabinian | 63 | 1 | / |
| D'Avignon | 59 | 366 | / |
| Houvegnon | 59 | 2 | / |
| Gavignanh | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gobynanth | 59 | 1 | / |
| Avegnon | 53 | 1,518 | / |
| Gabenan | 53 | 64 | / |
| Abegnom | 53 | 1 | / |
| Govenan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gavygnan | 50 | 3 | / |
| Gabaynan | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Gobignon
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