Gonahasa Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Gonahasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonahasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2271:171,97914,553
Canada51:7,369,118289,406

Gonahasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gonahasa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gonahasa.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonahasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gonahasa is the 1,070,546th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name Gonahasa is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Gonahasa reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 171,979. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kaliro District, where 37 percent are found, Kibuku District, where 16 percent are found and Luuka District, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonaasa935/
Ganahasa881/
Gonasa86108/
Gonacha8013/
Gonassa801/
Gongasa801/
Gonazha801/
Ghonacha752/
Ganachas752/
Gonnacha751/
Gonesa7164/
Ganasa7143/
Gonaso714/
Genasa713/
Gonaca712/
Gonaza711/
Gonosa711/
Ganassa67189/
Nganasa67145/
Gangasa6739/
Gongosa6716/
Gongaza6712/
Ganasay6711/
Ghanesa677/
Ganatsa674/
Ganasha674/
Ganacha673/
Gonessa672/
Gonesai671/
Ngonosa671/
Ganasai671/
Gonossa671/
Gounaza671/

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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 Gonahasa
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