Gonay Surname
Approximately 457 people bear this surname
Gonay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 282 | 1:40,768 | 6,674 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Gönay (329) are calculated separately.
Gonay (561) may also be a first name.
Gonay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gonay (Hindi: गोनया, Marathi: गोनाय) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can be found as: Gönay. For other possible spellings of Gonay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gonay is the 658,434th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Gonay are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 354,811th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 561 people.
The last name Gonay is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 40,768. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 96 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live and Flemish Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Belgium this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Gonay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gonay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gonay surname decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gonay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gonay in the Hindi language | ||
| गोनया | gonaya | - |
| Gonay in the Marathi language | ||
| गोनाय | gonaya | 84.11 |
| गोणाय | gonaya | 11.92 |
| गोणय | gonaya | 1.32 |
| गोनई | gona'i | 0.66 |
| गोनय | gonaya | 0.66 |
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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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- 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 Gonay
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