Goneau Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Goneau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goneau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3261:113,02312,061
United States2841:1,276,26489,780
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Goneau Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Goneau Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Goneau is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goneau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 527,543rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Goneau are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in Canada, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 113,023. In Canada it is most frequent in: Quebec, where 59 percent are found, Ontario, where 37 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 2 percent are found. Beside Canada this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 46 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Goneau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goneau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,092 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goneau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Goneau surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Goneau earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.95% more than the national average, earning $47,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning $47,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonieau9233/
Gongeau921/
Gonea91180/
Gonyea832,461/
Gongea83445/
Goniea83169/
Gojnea83165/
Gognau83109/
Goneea8370/
Goneou8331/
Goinea8326/
Gounea836/
Gonțea831/
Goonea831/
Gongeu831/
Goneay830/
Goynea830/
Gognea830/
Gonnehaut8037/
Gonehai7712/
Gouneea776/
Gangeau772/
Gonneea771/
Gonyeah771/
Gounieu771/
Ngongea771/
Ngonjeu771/
Gouneou771/
Gongneu771/
Gognaud771/
Gonniea770/
Ganea7313,028/
Gogna733,786/
Gonju733,254/
Gonya732,592/
Gonia731,531/
Gonja73645/
Gonha7347/
Goniu7317/
Gonyu734/
Gonhu731/
Gougnaud71140/
Gogniaux719/
Ngonyeya712/
Ngongeya711/
Gounehou711/
Gongnieu711/
Gonechea711/
Goignaud711/
Gognejad711/
Ngonya675,666/
Gonjhu671,836/
Gonyou67368/
Ngonia67269/
Ganeju67238/
Gognat67204/
Ngonja67166/
Gonhay67137/
Gounia67112/
Gonias67109/
Gangea6785/
Ganjea6772/
Goniah6762/
Ghonia6745/
Gongia6742/
Gonjee6741/
Gougna6741/
Ghoniu6733/
Goniat6731/
Gonhou6728/
Gonius6722/
Gonjai6718/
Ghanea6715/
Gounju6715/
Goonja6715/
Gonhju6714/
Gagnea6713/
Gonhai6711/
Ganeyu6710/
Gongna679/
Ganyea679/
Gounya677/
Ganiea677/
Gonjah677/
Goniye677/
Ganieu676/
Goinia675/
Ghonya675/
Ganeah675/
Gonjja675/
Ganjau675/
Gongey675/
Gonjia674/
Gonjas674/
Gonoju673/
Gagnau673/
Gognia673/
Gounja673/
Gonyie673/
Ng'ongeja672/
Goonya672/
Gagneu672/
Gonjha672/
Ngonyu672/
Gonnya671/
Gannea671/
Ganeha671/
Gognai671/
Gohnia671/
Gotnya671/
Gonyah671/
Gonyoa671/
Gonhei671/
Gonjae671/
Gonjuu671/
Gonyat671/
Gonyay671/
Gonjie671/
Goneoe671/
Kgonju671/
Kgonya671/
Gonnia670/
Gonioa670/
Goniua670/

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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 Goneau
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