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
The last name Gonhoun occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonhoun? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,001,271st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gonhoun live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Gonhoun is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 41,508. In Benin Gonhoun is primarily found in: Atlantique Department, where 60 percent reside, Zou Department, where 17 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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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- 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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