Gonama Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Gonama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 27 | 1:382,800 | 28,543 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gonama (25) may also be a first name.
Gonama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gonama (Marathi: गोनामा, Oriya: େଗାନାମା) is found most frequently in Benin. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gonama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,483,783rd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Gonama live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gonama is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name globally It is held by 25 people.
The surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 382,800. In Benin Gonama is most common in: Donga Department, where 93 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 4 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gonama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gonama in the Oriya language | ||
| େଗାନାମା | eganama | - |
| Gonama in the Marathi language | ||
| गोनामा | gonama | - |
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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 Gonama
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