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 last name Gonay (Hindi: गोनया, Marathi: गोनाय) occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Gönay. Click here to see other possible spellings of Gonay.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonay? popularity and diffusion
Gonay is the 658,434th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The last name Gonay occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 561 people.
The surname Gonay is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 282 people, or 1 in 40,768. In Belgium Gonay is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 96 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Belgium this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.
Gonay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gonay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gonay surname contracted 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 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Gonay
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis