Gonao Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Gonao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gonao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger2211:86,8423,685
Philippines1471:688,69570,564
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Gonao (28) may also be a first name.

Gonao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gonao occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gonao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 735,823rd most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Gonao reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Gonao is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 221 people, or 1 in 86,842. In Niger Gonao is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 75 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 22 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Niger this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 37 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonaou91840/
Gounao912/
Ngonao911/
Goenao911/
Gonnao911/
Gonaho911/
Gonaoa911/
Onao89442/
Gonnaoa838/
Gonnaou838/
Gounaou836/
Gounaho831/
Gonauoa831/
Genao8013,750/
Ganao801,057/
Gunao80818/
Ongao80294/
Agnao8060/
Onaho8058/
Honao8030/
Gonoa8015/
Onaoh805/
Onaoo803/
Oonao802/
Onhao802/
Onaoa801/
Oneao801/
Onaoj801/
Onnao801/
Oinao801/
Agnaou736,207/
Ganaou731,975/
Ganhao73681/
Gagnao73603/
Gangao7355/
Gonoua7337/
Ngonoa7336/
Angnao7318/
Onahoh7313/
Gienao7312/
Oongao7310/
Goonoa738/
Honaho737/
Onaayo736/
Gonoau736/
Agnaoi736/
Gongoa735/
Ounaho734/
Gusnao733/
Genhao732/
Ganaho732/
Ohnaho732/
Gannao732/
Gonooa731/
Gunnao731/
Genaho731/
Gunaou731/
Onagio731/
Hoinao731/
Honaou731/
Nganao731/
Gounoa731/
Gonoho731/
Ganaos731/
Ganaot731/
Amgnao731/
Geneao731/
Ghanao731/
Anao67850/
Ougnaou67170/
Onoa67142/
Ganahoa67111/
Honnaho6779/
Gonhoua6764/
Gongoua6746/
Gahanao6736/
Hounaho6736/
Ghanaot6730/
Gounoua679/
Onauoha677/
Gannaou677/
Ghangao675/
Gannaho675/
Gonhouo673/
Ghanaod672/
Gounouo672/
Gunnaoa672/
N'Ganao672/
Gangaoj671/
Gonouoi671/
Hongnao671/
Osinnao671/
Nganaoh671/
Gouneua671/
Gonnaua671/
Gonogia671/
Ghanaou671/
Ganaaou671/
Ganagio671/
Agnahou671/
Ongajio671/
Kgongoa671/
Gonnoau670/

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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 Gonao
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