Gohun Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Gohun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Gohun (26) may also be a first name.
Gohun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gohun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gohun (Hindi: गोहूँ) is most common in Malaysia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gohun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gohun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Gohun are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gohun is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 26 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sabah, where 88 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 13 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 46 percent reside and Benin, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gohun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gohun in the Hindi language | ||
| गोहूँ | gohum | - |
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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 Gohun
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