Gondja Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Gondja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 145 | 1:71,280 | 8,604 |
| Niger | 86 | 1:223,163 | 7,312 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Gondja (12) may also be a first name.
Gondja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gondja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gondja has its highest incidence in Benin. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gondja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,035,555th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Gondja are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gondja is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 12 people.
Gondja is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 71,280. In Benin Gondja is most frequent in: Mono Department, where 88 percent live, Littoral Department, where 5 percent live and Zou Department, where 5 percent live. Aside from Benin Gondja occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 35 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.
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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 Gondja
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