Gonaou Surname
Approximately 840 people bear this surname
Gonaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 839 | 1:22,875 | 1,385 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Gonaou (47) may also be a first name.
Gonaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gonaou is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonaou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gonaou is the 414,602nd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. Gonaou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gonaou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Gonaou is also the 1,467,136th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 47 people.
The last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 839 people, or 1 in 22,875. In Niger Gonaou is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 78 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 21 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Niger this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Gonaou
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