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 surname Gonaou occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Gonaou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonaou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 414,602nd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. The surname Gonaou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gonaou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Chadic Africa. Gonaou is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 47 people.
The surname Gonaou is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 839 people, or 1 in 22,875. In Niger Gonaou is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 78 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 21 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Niger it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
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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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