Gonhoun Surname
Approximately 255 people bear this surname
Gonhoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 249 | 1:41,508 | 5,342 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Gonhoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonhoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gonhoun occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonhoun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,001,271st most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gonhoun are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 41,508. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 60 percent live, Zou Department, where 17 percent live and Ouémé Department, where 9 percent live. Barring Benin Gonhoun is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 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 Gonhoun
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