Gonker Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gonker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Gonker Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Gonker Last Name Facts

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

Gonker is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Gonker click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gonker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Gonker is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Gonker reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 75 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 13 percent live and Montserrado County, where 13 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gonkeur921/
Gonkerh921/
Onker91127/
Gongkerd861/
Goncer83193/
Oncker83152/
Honker8338/
Onkerd8312/
Gunker8311/
Ongker839/
Ganker838/
Onkere835/
Gomker831/
Goncear772,533/
Huonker77716/
Gaunker77345/
Goncher77324/
Gonkirh7714/
Gonceer779/
Honkere777/
Oonkerd775/
Hounker774/
Ghanker772/
Ounkerd771/
Guncker771/
Hoinker771/
Gongkir771/
Gonkhir771/
Anker737,278/
Onkre732/
Ngonkhir7114/
Gongkhir7114/
Hongkerd7110/
Hongkert711/
Houncker710/
Huoncker710/
Hanker67590/
Ancker67407/
Ankert67332/
Angker67110/
Gancer6788/
Ankier6773/
Ankere6728/
Anåker6725/
Guncer6720/
Oncher6711/
Ankeer676/
Gankre674/
Ankeir672/
Eunker671/
Ankear671/
Onkire671/
Oincer671/
Gumker671/
Asnker671/
Homker670/
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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 Gonker
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