Gona Surname
Approximately 22,569 people bear this surname
Gona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,169 | 1:6,442 | 866 |
| India | 6,865 | 1:111,736 | 7,284 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Nigeria | 1,624 | 1:109,078 | 7,279 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,290 | 1:11,968 | 1,581 |
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| South Africa | 441 | 1:122,852 | 14,516 |
| Niger | 435 | 1:44,120 | 2,297 |
| Djibouti | 275 | 1:3,327 | 287 |
| Indonesia | 238 | 1:555,669 | 44,719 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Papua New Guinea | 220 | 1:37,062 | 4,461 |
| Congo | 205 | 1:24,337 | 2,665 |
| United States | 172 | 1:2,107,319 | 133,796 |
| Benin | 130 | 1:79,505 | 9,420 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Italy | 107 | 1:571,558 | 54,297 |
| Uganda | 69 | 1:565,787 | 30,812 |
| Philippines | 67 | 1:1,511,018 | 105,084 |
| Solomon Islands | 56 | 1:10,358 | 1,805 |
| Ivory Coast | 51 | 1:452,377 | 14,862 |
| Taiwan | 48 | 1:488,432 | 3,698 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Slovakia | 35 | 1:152,470 | 27,208 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 1:7,443,495 | 40,927 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Albania | 17 | 1:171,415 | 12,549 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Goña (963) & Góna (1) are calculated separately.
Gona (9,183) may also be a first name.
Gona Demographics
Gona Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Gona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gona Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gona (Arabic: غوني, Bengali: গোনমোহন, Georgian: გონა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻧﻪ, Hindi: गोना, Marathi: गोणा, Oriya: େଗାନା, Russian: Гона) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Goña or Góna. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gona? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,971st most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 322,901 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Gona reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Gona is also the 64,815th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 9,183 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 7,169 people, or 1 in 6,442. In Kenya Gona is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 70 percent live, Mombasa County, where 15 percent live and Kwale County, where 4 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent live and Ethiopia, where 8 percent live.
Gona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gona has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gona last name increased 3,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gona Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gona last name is chiefly Christian (91%) in Kenya and Muslim (50%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Gona surname are 3.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gona earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.62% less than the national average, earning R 86,460 per year; in United States they earn 42.82% more than the national average, earning $61,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.06% less than the national average, earning $41,702 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gona in the Georgian language | ||
| გონა | gona | - |
| Gona in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻧﻪ | kwnh | - |
| Gona in the Bengali language | ||
| গোনমোহন | gonamohana | - |
| Gona in the Hindi language | ||
| गोना | gona | 86.49 |
| गेाना | geana | 5.19 |
| गोणा | gona | 3.9 |
| गेना | gena | 3.38 |
| ज्ञान | jnana | 0.26 |
| गोङा | gona | 0.26 |
| गौना | gauna | 0.26 |
| गोन | gona | 0.26 |
| Gona in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାନା | egana | 80.95 |
| େଗାଣା | egana | 4.76 |
| େଗାଣ | egana | 4.76 |
| ନାଥ | natha | 4.76 |
| ଗୁନ | guna | 4.76 |
| Gona in the Marathi language | ||
| गोणा | gona | 56.39 |
| गोना | gona | 43.61 |
| Gona in the Russian language | ||
| Гона | gona | - |
| Gona in the Arabic language | ||
| غوني | ghwny | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gona
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