Gonkanue Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Gonkanue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 121 | 1:36,434 | 3,379 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Gonkanue (45) may also be a first name.
Gonkanue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gonkanue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gonkanue is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gonkanue? popularity and diffusion
Gonkanue is the 1,637,889th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. Gonkanue occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Gonkanue are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 45 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 36,434. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Nimba County, where 86 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 11 percent reside and Bomi County, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonkannue | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gonkanou | 88 | 2,662 | / |
| Goncanves | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ngankanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hounkanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hounkanwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hounkannou | 67 | 141 | / |
| Onkonye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Honnkaanee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ankanou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gonkanue
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